The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-21
TUBERCULOSIS COWS.
Two Cows Dissected at the
Farmers Institute Meeting
at Newark on Monday.


cows. This subject was taken up by
the Farmers Institute of New Castle
county, Del, which met at Newark on
Monday. Two tuberculous cows were
killed and an examination of them made
DR.. Mackey of Fair Hill, in this county
and DR.. John Fl. lamar of Elkton taking
of one of the COWS which had been
affected with cough were badly dis.
eased, there being large punches of
tubercules clinging on all sides, while
others had fastened themselves to the
ribs and hung like punches of grapes.
These punches are composed of cells in
which there are millions of baccali.
The lungs of the second COW were
found to be perfectly healthy, but an
examination of her intestines, stomach
and udder, showed great masses of tuber
cules. This was taken as evidence that
she had contracted the disease by
swallowing the baocali while feeding,
while it was equally evident IN the case
of the other COW, that the disease had
been caused by inhaliug them. The
meat did not look bad, with the excep
ton of the fat being very yellow, and
much worse meat is sold in market
every week.
There was a large lump on the right
hind leg of the second cow, which looked
like wind gall, but upon being cut out
was found to be mass of tu5ercules.
The examination of this animal disclosed
the important fact that tuberculosis can
and does exist in other organs than the
lungs, and that any part of the animal
is liable to be attacked by the disease.
1t also showed that the disease can be
communicated to healthy animals by
their feeding on the same pasture or
in the same stable where there had been
COWS that were infected. These are
important facts, that will not be lost
sight of by veterinarians.
When the afternoon session convened
at 2 o'clock, the room was crowded, and
the greatest interest manifested. DR..
John J. Black presided, and Delaware
Clark acted as secretary. DR.. Ewes
was the first speaker; he said that the
first case he ever saw of tuberculosis was
shortly before he graduated. 1t occurred
in herd of twenty COWS, OF which BIG
found six affected. Since then he has
had twelve private cases and always
advised that the affected animals be
killed, as there is no known cure for it,
and as long as the affected COWS are
allowed to live there is great danger Of
the disease spreading.
He had one case in herd near Viii
mington, where the owner kept the COW
a whole year, and then was obliged tc
have her killed. There is a large
number OF cases in this State, but the
authorities are powerless to take any
action in the matter One of these cows
slaughtered was from a herd in which
the disease has prevailed for at least six
years, and his investigations had con
WINGED him that there are more tlher
culous COWS in this State than thu
majority OF people have any idea Of
He has found at least two hundred
and fifty affected COWS, forty five o
which have died with the disease. The
, +, --eatsJ parG OF these COWS are in th'
vicinity of Wilmington. The only SUR
way to detect the disease in an animal ii
BY the use of tuberline, or, as it i
popularity known, lymph. The docto
said that he had commenced the use o
lymph for the purpose Of escertaininl
which COWS are affected, as he would no
risk his reputation by examining hero
without it, He thought there should b.
some legislation on this importan
matter, aud some one invested will
authority to kill all infected animals, a
unless something is doae, the disease
will continue to spread.
About one year ago he found til
anthrax raging at Newport, and out O
one hundred and thirteen COWS, fort
died, aud also a horse. Several me
who assisted at the postmortems o
some of these animals sickeped with il
| but meme of tho eases proved fatal. No
long ago there was all outbreak of hydr
phobia near Wilmington, and a SOW, tw
dogs and cat that had been bitten b
another dog, developed the disease an
had to to be killed.
DR.. Mackey said that he had not use
the lymph in his practice, but had di;
covered a number of cases by OSCILLATION
He had always thought that tuberculosis
existed in other organs besides the lungi
The doctor said that he had known c
calves dying with meningitis from sucl
ing infected cows. He had found an ave
age of per cent. Of infected COWS, il
herds VI hich he had inspected. He favore
legislation to stamp out the disease. L
had not had any cases OF anthrax and b.
two cases of hydrophobia. He hope
that Maryl ma would take as Ill uCu lhteIe
in the matter as Delaware appears to be d
ing.
Dr. Black explained that tubercu,Jo:s
known as consumption in the huma
species and said that thousands of babi
died every year from being fed on milk fro
tuberculous cow. This is crying ey
for the suppression of which there shout
be strict legislation.
DIR John II. lamar, sid that Marylan
had a general law authorizing the Sta
, veterinarian to order the killing of a CO
affected with contagious disease and &
State provides way to pay for it. I
cited one case where eight horses belongil
to one man had been ordered kille
When tuberculosis is found to exist IN
community. milk is a ready servant
! | communicate that disease to the hum
='slation on the subject