Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-03-05
TESTING COWS ron TUaERcU
Losia.

HuLuIn ana Mechanic AlNA uNN ANitr
cultural experiment station. Mosilla
park. has just Issued the following
ln lhla bulletin d la desired 90 cali
attention TO tho danger 90 the public
arising from the use OF milk which
has been obtained from soWs sunoring
from tuborcu. sic. 81 would seem 10
bo a matter OF mucn Importance in
this territory. whore so many persons
come 90 ana conditions which they
hope viii result On the Improvement
of their health Wine it might be
said. that since people suffering from
lung trouble arc benefited By this
mild and dry climate. why should eat
De- that have passed all their lives
here, suffer from tuberculosis; stili
cases of che disease have been found
and every procauilon should Do taken
20 guard against o. Fortunately, We
have reliable means NJ hand for
dotocting this disease m Us early
stages This ls tuborCulIn which ia
prepared hy tho oureau OF enlmai in.
dusiry az Washington. n. g.. tor dis.
lrihn'ion throughout the country.
Tuborruun is q concentrated liquid
on vhlcA tho tuborcio hacilu have
grown until the products resulting
from their acuon have stopped their
further development I-.S hQuiu con.
slsts of boulnon 20 which glycorlne
ana the proper nulrlmcnt materials
tor bacterial growth have been ad.
dcd n 90 thon steriiized. a,-or which
70 is placed DO proper naaka and IN.
1culatoo With a pure culture OF tho
'ubcrclc bacillus inosc are kept 10
nm incubator az a steady temperature
of 9s degrees r.. until the growth OF
The germs cea1or. lhon 900 tho haciill
lrc destroyed by heat. tho liquid o.
tered 90 remove the dead oac.ii. after
which BE- is cvaporaiCo to tno proper
consistency Tor use
when an animal having tuberculosis
g injected with tuherculin. the body
temperature rises i.6 degrees OF more
above normal So. IN order 10 prop
orly make the test. the temperature
% the animal must be- taken at inter-
walls, not exceeding two nouns. during
me day preceding the test ny this
means tho normal temperature OF the
body Is ascertalned at different hours
~ the day. o. Is best 10 begin In the
morning 20 take the temperature then
make tho injection at 10 o. m. In about
six or eight hours after the injection
begin % take the temperature az on
The day before. 10 the animal has the
disease the temperature should rise
gradually aud remain nearly constant
FOR a ume. and then return 10 the
normal Animate tuat show a rise IN
temperature between I degree and 10
degrees may oo regarded o. doubtful
md should be giyon another trial
During the test the animals should
ls under tlor normal conditions OF
iced. and should not De exposed "a
severe cold which would tend "a
godlfy the body temperature.
when an proper precautions are
taken the tuuerculIn test gives rclia
BE results IN detecting cases OF tuher
ruloals. Since the temperature OF th'
4ody varies considoranly during the
iny. often az much us two or thre'
degrees. d is important 20 know he
Tally variations Of each animal tested
30 that a hca.lny animal VIII not b
Condemned az having &c disease
sometimes when the disease 10 verl
'ar along an animal wal fail 10 react
but such cases can usually be detected
ly observation.
During the fan the cattle g.. th'
experiment station herd we're toste,
with tuborculin and All found 20 be h
| q healthy condition. except one Gov
which had been testeI a year or Al
previously and touu 70 react Thi
animal had been kept Isolated frou
the herd so as not 10 bo source o
! Infection After this second test, Il
which the reaction was marked. shr
was slaughtered and examined. Oall
q few small tubercles could be- foun'
on the Internal organs Hesidea IN
station herd another COW. belonging
20 AN outside party. was tested Thi
COW WAS very mucn emaciatod, anl
from her appearance t waa ulmoa
! certain that she had the disease Whel
tested nor temperature only rose A.
degrees above normal, and. while lhi
was not conclusive proof OF the dii
case. 10 was decided 90 kin her nnl
make an examination. The posi-mol
tenn examination showed that Oh
was ln very bad condition indeed
/ Tho tissues OF the lungs and tho sui
rounding membranes we're a c0mplot
mass OF tuberculoa. indicating that IN
disease was On a very advLIced stage
/ These Illustrations show tho tea
must be- used IN connection with othe
indications Of tho disease. The co,
OF the station herd was, from all ou
waro appearances, perfectly healthy
while the others appearance indicate
the opposite. The former was act.y
IN her movements. whi.e the latte
moved about with dimculty
The scientists DO not agree. az ye
as 90 whether the germs which eauu
tuberculosis 10 cattle afo the same 4