The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11
Huntior ruesrcuros,s In ob,s.

HuntiDg TucercuIosis In Ohis
BY act Of the last general assembly
Of Ohio the agricultural experiment
station is charged with the duty OF
conducting Investigations to determine
the prevalence and best methods Of
prevention Of tuberculosis and other
diseases of cattle throughout the state.
In accordance with this provision the
station has employed a veterinarian
to assist in carrying out the work thus
authorized.
This work is simply one of research
and education; In conducting it the
experiment station has no authority
to go upon any mans premises to in
spect his cattle except upon his invita-
tion; it cannot require him to destroy
any animals except by mutual agree
ment, nor can it offer him any COM
pensation for the loss of cattle from
tubercular or other diseases.
The experiment station is able, how
ever, to offer the assistance of the sta
tion veterinarian in the prevention
and control of bovine tuberculosis, and
through the cooperation of DR.. ID. E.
Salmon, chief of the bureau OF ami
NAL industry, United States depart
ment Of agriculture, it is enabled to
include the tuberculin diagnosis in
this offer, under the following condi-
tions:
Whenever evidence satisfactory to
the experiment station is furnished
that tuberculosis probably exists in
herd of five or more cattle within the
state, the station will test the entire
herd with tuberculin, such test to be
free of all cost to the herd owner ex-
cept the board of the stations agent
while making the test (about two
days for every herd of 20 animals or
less) and his transportation to and
from the nearest railway station. In
some cases 1t may be possible to in
clude two or more small herds, or
several single animals, in single test,
by having these animals SO placed to-
gether that they may be easily tested.
In the case of the state and county
benevolent institutions, children's
homes especially, the station offers to
make an annual tuberculin test or
their herds without requiring any evi-
dence Of the appearance Of tubercu-
losis as prerequisite to such test,
the only requirement being the board
and transportation of the stations
agent, as above mentioned.
When animals are found which
show external evidences of the disease
the owner will be advised to destroy
them at once. as such animals are
centers of infection to those around
them and thus are sources of increas
ing loss. In the case of apparently
healthy animals which react under the
tuberculin test, the advice OF the sta
tion will be that they be slaughtered
for beef under governmental inspec-
tion, first fattening them for a few
months If necessary. Experience has
shown that fat and apparently healthy
animals are occasionally found, on
slaughter, to be in advanced stages OF
tuberculosis; but that many Of the ami
mails which react to the tuberculin
test when first made in a tuberculous
herd, will be found to be in the incipi-
ent stages of the disease only, and
these may be safely used for food If
slaughtered under proper inspection,
whereas if permitted to remain in the
herd they will soon become too far
diseased to be thus used and will,
moreover, become distributors of the
infection,