The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-26
HORSES AND CATTLE.
Interesting Facts as DIR. Holloway r p
lates Them

| Ahterestlng fActs as Dr. HOLLOWAY II =
| lates Them
| MIssoULA, Feb. 25.-In his annual re-
port, recently issued, State Veterinarian
Holloway gives some interesting informa
ton regarding horses and cattle in Mon
tana. In regard to cattle the doctor
says:
The general health of cattle the past year
| throughout the state has been remarkably good
1 nave not been called upon 10 investigate
single disease among range cattle. and the feN
caiis winch nave been made upon me we're con
| hned 10 ranch or dairy stock, and nothing more
serious than backleg and few cases OF tuber-
culosiS was found.
Farther on in the report DIR. Holloway
has something to say regarding the
slaughter of animals whose flesh is unfit
for food. His report emphasizes what he
said in recent interview which was
printed in the STANDARD. The portion of
the report relating to this subject reads as
follows:
would respectfully call your attention to n
matter referred TO by me in previous reports.
VIZ: The slaughter OF diseased aud other OBJ
Jectonable animals for food. IL seems 10 b. a
common practice TO kill for home consumption
animals which would not find a remuneratiye
sale In the Chicago markets. The custom OF
killing cows In an advanced stage of pregnancy
IS radically wrong, and while the meat OF such
animals may not be actually detrimental to pub
nc health, yet Il IS certainly not the kind OF
hitdt tldi SHOULD De sod. Many "btI laws
are undoubtedly killed for CONSUMPTION and Il
Is "a grave question If the meat OF such animals
IS noI actually in1ur lous. All cattle, sheep and
hogs Killed for food. particularly in our larger
centers or population, should inquest ionably be
inspected by competent authorities before
slaughter. In fact, an inspection should be made
both before and after slaughter, but one inspec-
ton, II properly carried out would do a vast
amount OF good and preven many diseased ami
mails from finding their way to the butcher
block.
Horsemen will be interested in what the
report has to say regarding disease among
horses. The subject is mentioned briefly
in the paragraph given below:
During the past year what may very properly
be termed raid has been made upon gan-
uered horses, and this. coupled with the fact
that the remarkably low price OF horses gener-
ally has induced owners TO report suspicious
cases more promptly than when horses were
more valuable, has resulted in a great increase
in the number killed as compared with last
year. Although 100 head OF ganderel horses
and mules have been killed in the past year. the
disease Is not nearly SO general throughout che
state as formerly, IN TACT in several counties
where the disease was once prevalent no cases
have been met with for some time, and il local
authorities would cooperate with this depart
ment and see that pers lns violating the law re-
gardlng diseased stock were prosecuted, a com
paratiyely clean bin of health in this regard
might be reasonably expected in the near flu
ture. In connection with the work that has
been done tending to the eradication OF CLAN
ders, would particularly mention that OF Or.
W. J.. Williams OF the agricultural college,
BoZeman. and Charles III. PlummeT, deputy for
Gailatin and Park counties.
Although from time TO time reports have
reached this Office requesting invesIig ation of
diseases among range stock, nothing of a very
serious character has been found influenza
has been rather prevalent, but the losses from
morse fever" have not been as great as for
merly, in fact no serious outbreak has been re-
ported, the losses being confined to a few head
In different localities.