Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-28
TESTS BY EXPERTS.
Tuberculusis Found at the Kansas
Agricultural College.
FOURTEEN RD efell1lE KILLED.
They Rsasspd 10 shsrubereuliss Fest and
Are Then slaughtered to Prove the
Cosrectneas Of the Tsst-Fssm-
err Much Excited.

MANHATTAN, Kan, Oct N.-Aston
fishing disclosures Of the prevalence Of
tuberculosis among the cattle Of Kan
Gas we're made BY experts In the pres
ence Of 1000 people at the Kansas
state agricultural college yesterday.
Tests were made by DR.. Law, professor
OF veterinary science in Cornell uni
versity, and T. A. Geddeys, special ex'
pert from the bureau OF animal indus.
try at Washington Among those who
were present during the experiments
were Gov. Leedy, r. r. Coburn, secre'
tary Of the state board Of agriculture,
the regents Of the college and several
other state officers.
Eight valuable animals were slaugh.
tered in public and complete post.
mortem examinations made Every
animal was In the advanced stages Of
the disease. To-day six more cattle
were killed. The "A head had respond
ed to the tuberculne test and the
slaughter OF the animals in public was
to satisfy the people that the test was
absolutely correct. A great many cat
tlemen from all parts OF the state were
present and received valuable in
formation from the two experts in vet
Urinary science as they went along cut
ting the germs Of the awful disease
from the lungs, the livers and the nd.
ders OF the animals One COW was SO
badly infected that tuberculous matter
was drawn from her paps like milk
after she was dead.
Prof. Law gave farmers and stock.
men valuable hints as he went along,
and urged the Importance OF using the
tuberculine test. Tuberculine Is pre-
pared by the government in the de-
partment OF animal industry, and Is
now recognized IS the best diagnostic
agent BY animal scientists. Cattle in
fected by tuberculosis will respond to
1t every time by practically immedi'
ate rise in temperature after infection.
Every animal killed yesterday and
found to Be infected, first responded
to tests There are 80 cattle in the
college herd. In the recent test IA Of
them responded to tuberculine and
the remainder did not, and hence were
segregated from the others and orders
given to keep them under most rigid
quarantine and under no circumstances
10 permit the milk Of the animal to be
used. M
The cattle slaughtered to-day, added
10 the cattle slaughtered yesterday,
aggregate 81, 1850 in value. The cost Of
disiniecting will amount 10 at least
$1,000, in order to put the stables and
pens in proper shape. The meat Of the
animals as well as the hay and feed,
was publicly burned and the intention
Is to leave no trace whatever OF the
disease In the college. The farmers In
the adjoining counties are very much
excited over the developments, as their
cattle have been exposed in various
ways to the disease and for oil they
know the entire cattle interests Of
three or four counties may be infected.
The disease may have full development
In an animal and not be noticeable un-
III test Is made. The farmers have
made no tests for tuberculosis and the
result is that their families US we'll us
their cattle may be infected fatally
with the disease.