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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1916
Page
3
Veterinary notes warn that Forage Poisoning or Cerebro Spinal Meningitis is killing thousands of horses and cattle in the corn belt, especially Indiana. Prompt, heroic treatment saves some cattle, but horses suffer rapid paralysis and death. prevention hinges on clean, fresh feed, ensilage quality, and avoiding spoiled fodder.
A reader advocates using microscope testing for mould in fodder or silage to locate the disease cause. A veterinarian should examine samples to prevent serious horse illness. The writer supports firing the hind leg with hot iron as the only curative method for Low Spavin, warning of slow results and lasting enlargement.
Indiana County Agent in Plainfield Indiana answers a reader about a five year old horse with a knot on the inside of the right hind leg and lameness suspected as spavin or jack. The knot has blistered with no cure after a year and seeks diagnosis and remedy.
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