The Globe-republican., 1899-07-13

A dispatch from Springfield. under
date Of June 13. says:
In the future all dairy and breed
ing cattle shipped into Illinois will lirst
have to undergo the tuberculin test
provided by the state live stock COM
missioners. Governor Tanner. on rec
ommendation Of the live stock commits
sion, issued a proclamation to that
effect. The proclamation schedules all
states and territories of the United
States and all foreign countries on &C.
account of the existence among dairy
and breeding cattle Of tuberculosis.
Foreign countries are included in the
proclamation to prohibit the landing
Of cattle at points along the Missis-
sippi at Cairo and East st. Louis and
at points on the Illinois river, cattle
frequently being shipped up the Mis-
sissippi as far as these points from
the Gulf of Mexico. The proclamation
will be rigidly enforced by the live
stock commissioners and is intended
for the protection of the users Of milk.
Governor Tanner thinks there is al
ready enough tuberculosis in the state
to be stamped out without letting more
n, and for that reason takes the pre-
caution of having the tuberculin test
applied before allowing foreign cattle
to come into the state. The governors
proclamation includes the rules adopt
ed some time ago by the live stock
commissioners relative to applying the
tuberculin test to cattle coming into
the state.
RULES FOR THE TEST.
These rules are as follows:
Rule Amy shipper or owner OF
dairy or breeding cattle in states or
territories scheduled or to be scheduled
by the governor on account OF tuDer-
culosis among cattle desiring to ship
such cattle into the state of Illinois
must before offering the same for
shipment to any railroad or transpor-
tation company, which is meant to In
clude boats, ferries, and bridges, or
before driving them into the state,
have such cattle tested with tuberculin
by a veterinarian recognized by the
sanitary authorities of the state In
which such owner or shipper resides
and authorized by such authorities to
make such tests.
Rule 2-Before offering any such cat
tie for shipment as aforesaid, or before
driving the same into the state OF Illl-
nois, a statement in duplicate OF tenn
peratures taken in the test provided for
in rule 1, certified by such duty author
lied and recognized veterinarian. with
the affidavit on the back thereof OF
the owner, setting forth that the cattle
to be shipped or transported or driven
into this state are the same referred
to in the statement of temperatures
therein, must be sent to the state board
of live stock commissioners at Spring
field, ILL.,, for Endorsement or accept
ance and approval of such test. which
Endorsement, if the test is accepted and
approved, shall be made by the secre-
tary or chairman of said board, and
then original copy of the statement
thus indorsed will be returned to the
owner. The necessary blanks for certi-
fying such statements will be furnish
ed on application to the secretary OF
said board.
Rule 3-In conducting such tubercu-
lin tests the veterinarian shall take at
least four preliminary temperatures at
intervals of two hours during the day
of the evening of injecting, and at least
five temperatures at intervals Of two
hours, commencing ten hours after in
lection.
Rule mo shipment of dairy or
breeding cattle destined to any point
in the state of Illinois from states and
territories described and designated in
the proclamation of the governor
aforesaid shall be received by any rail-
road or transportation company doing
business in the state of Illinois from
the original shipper, or from any con-
Meeting railroad or transportation
company, unless the same be accom-
panied by the certificate designated in
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therein; such certificate to be attached
to the way bill. memorandum bill, or
bill of lading accompanying the ship
ment. and to be delivered with said bill
to the consignee.
Rule 5-Any dairy or breeding cattle
(cows, bulls, or calves) shipped or
driven into the state of Illinois from
other states and territory designated
and described in the governors proc
lamation aforesaid. without being ac-
companied by the certificate aforesaid,
properly indorsed. will, upon discovery.
be placed in quarantine until tested
with tuberculin by a veterinarian des-
ignated by this board, which test shall
be made at the expense Of the owner,
and any cattle that shall react to such
test and be condemned will be de-
stroyed without compensation to the
owner.
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