Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-25
AGAINST WESTERN HORSES
Latter Must Hereafter be Examined
by Veterinarian Before Being IN
Ioaded-What Chambers is and
How to Prevent it-Board to Send
Representatives to ST. Paul.
Madison, Wis, Aug. Fl.

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time ago with regard to the importa-
| ton of western horses into the state,
made necessary by the growth of the
disease among horses known as CLAN
ders. The spread of this disease
among Wisconsin horses the board
| blames to the western horses and the
accompanying regulations, adopted
by tie board last May, are to be
more strictly enforced, with view to
checking the growth of the malady.
The regulations in substance are:
No person or persons is to bring
into Wisconsin branded western
horses, unless they are accompanied
by certificate of inspection made by
a duly qualified veterinary surgeon.
This inspection must be done at the
last loading place before entering the
| state.
The inspector is to fill out dupli-
cate, one to be given to the shipper
and the other to be forwarded imme-
| diately to the secretary of the board
at Madison This certificate must
state that said inspector has carefully
examined all animals for CHAMBERS or
farcy, infectious mango, or any other
disease of contagious malignant
character and has found them to be
! entirely free from any or all such dis
eases.
In case any contagious disease is
found among any horses examined at
| the point of destination within the
state, it is the duty of the inspector to
notify the local health officer, and also
the local veterinarian as to the eX-
| tent oft he disease The local health
officer must Immediately quarantine
! all yards containing such affected or
exposed animals.
In case horses are shipped through
the state to points beyond ana not
unloaded in this state it will not be
necessary to make such examination
| as above stated.
The disease of CHAMBERS is one
which is known to be very contagious
and practically incurable. Hence, it
distribution in the state is a matter of
much Importance to stock interests.
In the latter phases of the acute type
of the disease, the malady can be
quite easily recognized by the nasal
discharges, but in the earlier stages,
and more particularly where the dis
ease is present in the chronic form,
positive diagnosis is by no means so
easy.
The disease is one which has been
recognized in recent years throughout
the state in many portions, but the
course which has been followed has
held it fairly we'll in check. For a
number of years it has been the prac-
tice of the state veterinarian to kill
all animals that showed any evident
symptoms of CHAMBERS, the state
granting partial compensation for
such animals in order to assist in it's
eradication.
With the reorganization of the vet
Urinary service of the state under the
new law establishing a live stock san
itary board, this board has taken up
the subject of CHAMBERS with the view
of determining, if possible the origin
of, the various cases that come under
it's observation.
Due to Western Horses.
The highly contagious nature OF the
malady usually renders it possible to
trace infection from one animal to
another and so establish it's source.
During the past year E. D. Roberts,
the state veterinarian, has secured
considerable data with reference to
this question and the conclusion is
very evident that by far the larger
proportion Of cases of CHAMBERS found
in the state during the past year have
been traced directly or indirectly to
infection from western branded
horses (bronchos) that have been inn
ported from the ranges. A consider
able number of the glandered cases
were found in horses of this character
and in large number of other in
stances the original source of infec-
ton has been traced directly to such
stock.
Thus it has been shown in many
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horses themselves diseased, and
therefore worthless, but what is even
more serious, that they are the |
means of spreading this violently |
contagious disease to other stock. |
The conclusion which has been |
reached by the board is that it is
necessary to protect stock by taking |
greater care in regard to the condi- |
ton of such horses that are brought
into the state. These animals are
generally imported in car lots and 1t |
often happens that many of them
ma be exposed to CHAMBERS from a |
single case or so during transpOrta-
ton. These are distributed from
town to town, often over a wide range
of country, and frequently may show
at the time no symptoms of infection. |
The disease, however, may break out