Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-28
Department Of Agriculture Issues
Set of Regulations Con-
cerning 1t.
UTMOST CARE MUST Be TAKEN
Cars Should be Dlslufected and AZ
iected Sheep Properly Dipped
Before Removal,

The department Of Agriculture at
Washington has just issued a set Of
regulations relative to sheep scab.
which is Of interest in this section.
1t Is as follows:
In furtherance OF the regulations for
The suppression and extripatlon Of con-
tagious and infectious diseases among
domestic animals In the United States,
dated March 10, 1903 (B. A. /. order No.
o. notice Is hereby given that con-
tagious disease known as sCabbies, or
sheep scab, exists among sheep IN the
United States, and In order to prevent
the dissemination Of said disease and
10 aid in its eradication, the follow
I'm gregulations are established and OBJ
serVance thereof required:
l. IL IL required Of everyone intending
to ship or trail sheep to ascertain that
the sheep are not affected with scabbies
and have not been exposed to the
Contagion thereof before Offering them
Tor transportation or before crossing
state or territorial boundaries. Trans
portation companies are required to
provide cleaned and disinfected cars or
other vehicles for the reception of sheep
and to refuse for shipment sheep whose
freedom from disease and from expo
sure to Contagion Is In doubt. Sheep
that are not affected with scabbes and
that have not been exposed to the con-
tagion may be shipped or traied with
out restriction, unless they are in
locality where inspection and certif-
cation are required before their remov-
nj theretrom.
O. Sheep that are affected with scab-
bies or that have been exposed to the
uontagion OF scabbieS, either through
contact with infected nocks or infect
ed premises, pens or cars shall not be
shipped or driven from one state or
territory or the District Of Columbia in
TO another state or territory or the Dis
trict of Columbia, or into public stock
yards or feeding stations, until they
have been dipped in a mixture APP
proved by this department except as
provided in rule 4.
SHIPPING REGULATIONS.
g. Sheep that are affected with the
disease may be shipped for immediate
slaughter after one dipping, but II they
are intended for feeding or stocking
purposes they shall be held for a Sec
ond dipping 10 days after the first
one. All Of the sheep in certain flock
or shipment In which the disease Is
present shall be considered as affected
with the disease.
4, Sheep that are not affected with
the disease but which have been eX-
posed TO the contagion, may be shipped
for feeding or stocking purposes after
one dipping, but may be shipped for
immediate slaughter without dipping
3. When affected sheep are shipped
for slaughter after one dipping, and
when exposed sheep are shipped for
slaughter without dipping the cars
conveying them shall be marked on
each side with a card bearing the words
"Scabby sheep" and said cards shall
not be removed until the. cars have
be cleaned and dsinfected
6, The dips now approved are:
ta) The tobacco and sulphur dip,
made with sufficient extract Of tobacco
or nicotine solution to give mixture
containing not less that five one-hun-
dredths OF per cent Of nicotine and
per cent flowers of sulphur.
(b) The lime and sulphur dip made
with eight pounds Of unslacked lime
and "a pounds of flowers of sulphur to
100 gallons of water The lime and sui
phur should be boiled together for not
less than two hours, and all sediment
allowed to subside before the liquid Is
placed In the dipping vat,
Either one Of these dips may be used,
7. The dipping must be done care
fully and the sheep handled as humane
~ as possible, The department, how
over, assumes no responsibility for loss
or damage resulting from the dipping,
and those who wish TO avoid any risks
that may be incident to dipping at the
stock V0rds as well as 10 avoid lin
bility TO prosecution should see that
their sheep are free from disease be-
fore shipping them to market.
HOW TO DIP THEM
S. Tho sheep must be kept I'm the dip
between two and three minutes and
their heads be submerged at least once,
though for but an instant at a time,
and assistance must be rendered i'm.
mediately II they appear to be strnng-
ling. The dip must be maintained at
temperature between 100 degrees Il. and
105 degrees +. while the sheep are In IL,
1t must be changed as soon as IL be-
comes filthy, regardless OF the number
of sheep dipped I'm IT, and in no case
shall II be used when more than one
week Old, In emptyng the dipping vat
the entire contents must he removed,
including all sediment and droppings or
other foreign matter
.. Suitable dripping platforms and
drying pens snail be provided In cold
weather sheep shall not be dipped un-
less they can be kept In q warm pen
until dry. sheep shall not be loaded
until they have become dry.
10, When large numbers OF sheep IN
a district are ready for transportation
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