The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies; . ms beyond those already given, except such as areowing to their localities, we need not describe them at are both very acute and rapidly fatal, the apoplecticform often killing like a shot, literally in less than aminute. The flesh of all animals dying of any form of this diseaseis poisonous, and the blood and discharges capable not onlyof spreading the disease among others of the same species,but also, if inoculated into the human system, of bringingon that mortal malady, malignant pustule. ]Iieilt.—This has bee
The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies; . ms beyond those already given, except such as areowing to their localities, we need not describe them at are both very acute and rapidly fatal, the apoplecticform often killing like a shot, literally in less than aminute. The flesh of all animals dying of any form of this diseaseis poisonous, and the blood and discharges capable not onlyof spreading the disease among others of the same species,but also, if inoculated into the human system, of bringingon that mortal malady, malignant pustule. ]Iieilt.—This has been already discussed whenspeaking of charbon in cattle and braxy in sheep (see pages279, 345) and we need not repeat here the instructionsthere given. They apply, with such modifications as the sizeand habits of the animal render necessary, to swine. And asboth charbon and contagious pneumo-enteritis, which will benext described, are due to a contagion essentially alike incharacter, we shall include the treatment of anthrax underthat of the latter Forms of Hog CJiolera. 393 CeNTAGIOTIS PNETIMO-ENTERITIS. Definition.—A specific, contagious iDflammation of thelungs and bowels, accompanied with red or purple blotcheson the skin. This is the disease known in Ireland as red soldier, andin this country as the purples and the blue disease. Itis the most common and fatal form of the epidemic diseasesclassed under the popular name hog cholera. Causes.—The predisposing causes of the disease are ex-tremes of temperature; wet seasons; damp, low-lying,swampy feeding grounds ; drinking water impregnated withdecaying animal or vegetable substances ; close, filthy styes;and above all, a sudden increase of concentrated, heating,highly-nutritious food, producing a plethoric state of thesystem, and a blood surcharged with incompletely trans-formed constituents. Such are the acknowledged predisposing causes ; whetherthey can originate the disease is a debatable question. Inour opi
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