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other hand sound animal now and then
Sives the reaction of tuberculosis. These
lapses must be borne in mind In using
tuhcrcuin. In spite of them, however,
tuberculin must be considered Of great
value in revee ling tuberculosis not recOB-
nizabe by any other means during life.
TREATMENT OF INFECTED ANIMAL. s
The question next arises: What shall be
done with the infected animals? This
question is really composed Of two hs
tinct questions whose combination Is
mainly the cause of the present perpl"X-
ity. From the standpoint of the farm, T
alone the matter is simple enough. The
animals might be separated at once from
the non-infectsd. These without outward
signs Of disease might he fattened for tho
butcher and inspecte But at this point
public health appears End demands the
prompt and complete destruction of all in
fected animals. however mild the disease.
or, # the animal be not destroyed, the re-
lection of the milk of all infected animals.
The interest Of the stock owner and of the
public health are thus diametrically OPP
posed
After all animals have been segregated
! or killed as the case may be and me
stables disinfected the remaining healthy
animals should he retested with tuherculil
within a certain period of time, from three
to six months after the first test to make
sure that no disease has been overlooked
Future repetition must be recommended
according to cur present knowledge for
some cases may have been missed by the
tubercuin or the disease germs may pos
sbly be reintroduced by tuherculoua
| human beings or by tdberculous cats. dogs
or other domeSticated animals. All ami
mis- introduced into herd must have been
tested and found to he sound beforehand
This is such as self evident proposition
/ that it needs 10 comment.
NO DANGER IN TUBERCTL1N TEST.
1.-The tuherculin test should always be-
applied by a competent veterinarian and
no danger will arise to the animals TO,
when properly applied the healthy ANNA
is never affected thereby. Distinction OF
all stables and surroundings that have
reen inhabited by tuterculcus cattle
should he thoroughly dCno. Cattle shout
be housed as little as possible.
"A Royal Commission appointed by The
British Parliament reported in 1SSs tina
their Investigations proved the fact thu
tuberculosis infected milk is the principe
source of infection in the sevent,
thousand deaths per annum IN Great Br
tain from tuberculosis and especially dan
gerous when derived from mich cow
whore udders are affected.
The great danger of tuberculosis infect
: ed milk has been emphasized by sir Rion
, ard Thorne in his lectures whereas tn
, phthiss In adult lift has steadily deceaset
, no rata with sanitary improvements, tn
, number of deaths amongst young chidrcl
from tables mosenurica has increased IA
+ steadily. and that too proportionately wit
, the amount OF milk consumed particularly
infants milk. II is calculated that % pc
cent of tho mich COWS in Great Britain
| are tuberculosis
DR.. John D. Richard of the Loomis San
itarium, y. Y, in Sajou's Cyclopedia o
Medicine published the present year says
infection by tubcrculous meat eaten II
partially raw condition has been FIRE
uuently demonstrated as wen as the dan
ger of Infection by tainted milk The lat
; ter is not an infrequent source of infecto
1 and by many observers is accountahl
D for the prevalence of intestinal and mes
enterie tuberculosis in children"
VETERINARY RECOMMENDATION
n The International Congress of Veteri
D nary Medicine at Paris adopted the follow
=, ing resolutions;
u /. Bovine tuberculosis should ever,
where be classed as a contagious diseas
and under the supervision of the healt
: authorities.
= 2 Animals known to be tuberculou
u should be killed and their meat exclude
{ from the markets.
r. 9. That the use of milk from tuherct
u lous COWS must be prohibited,
u L. IAN diaries should he subjected to
scrupulous inspection from time to time
: Dr. Harold c. Ernest, of Jamaica Plain
e Mass, in a paper read before tho Associ'
= ton of American Physicians sale
e that there was no ground f
c the assertion that there must
a a lesion of the udder before II
J. milk could contain the infection Of tube
l. culoss. That the milk from COWS aftecte
u with the disease in any part of the boo
might contain the virus. That the baCil
: of tuberculosis were present and active
the milk and in very large proportion
casss, in cases affected with tuherCulosi
e but without any lesion of the udder."
J. The Scottish Metropolitan MediciT
IS society, unanimously adopted the follow
II ing resolutions:
y THAT the society thoroughly belicvir
" tuberculosis to he a systemic and cont
i gious disease urge upon the government
stop the sale Of milk from animals su
10 Iected of being affected with tuherculosi
a. to suppress the consumption of meat fro
D tuberculous animals and TO give compeI
~ sation for limited number of years
J. CONTAMINATION OF MILK.
IA The question Of whether the udder is dl
" eased or not, or even whether the partic
ii lar cow from which the milk is drawn
Is tuberculous or not, in my opinion is one
l. a little or no importance. II the fact eXls
ID that tuberculaI animals are confined
ST the same stable for in a large proportiC
L. OF tubercular cattle the disease exists
n the castro intestinal tract and the haci
a are thrown off In the dung and more
Z, less of this adheres to the animal when
y lies down and this by the careless milk
Of is brushed off into the milk, The dung d
Ut so becomes dried, the dust of the 81 ah
Of Is loaded with the germs and it is doubt