Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-11-19

ling OF all Such animals before ship
nent to this Territory and arrange
nents have been made for the inspec-
ton of all stock before leaving San
Francisco by the officers of the U. S.
Bureau of Animal Industry.
While every effort has been made
TO prevent the further introduction
Of CHAMBERS from abroad the fight
against the disease within our bor-
ders has been carried on unremitting-
ily. More than one hundred cases OF
Igianders have been located and de-
Istroyed. and, whenever possible, ev-
cry animal exposed or suspected has
been mallein-t tested or quarantined in |
definitely. In this work the division
has had the support of the local prac-
ticing veterinarians, but the large |
Ipercentage of Oriental horse-owners
make II an exceedingly difficult prob
lem to disseminate knowledge re-
garding the dangerous nature Of the |
disease or to enforce rules and regu- |
lations compelling cooperation In its |
eradication. BY continued efforts !
along these lines the prevalence of !
the disease will gradually diminish |
even though there is little prospect of
It's complete eradication until the |
Territory can see It's way to paying |
an indemnity for animals destroyed |
FRO bono publico.
The Superintendent Of the Division !
If Animal Industry having made a
survey of the principal Islands of the /.
group, came to the conclusion that /.
the apparent reason why this Terri |
tory has been unable to supply the
local demand for all classes of live
stock is due to more or less pro- /.
nounced deficiency In mineral mat !
ter, especially phosphate of lime, in !
the soil, and subsequently in the for =
age grown here. AS the presence of
these lime salts are absolutely essen
tial to the growth of bone, their alb
sence or deficiency interferes with
the development of the young animals
and causes serious disease in grown
animals. AS result the young ami
mails develop slowly and in certain
sections many of them die.
Experiments have been conducted
for the past two years for the pur-
pose OF ameliorating this condition
and the present outlook is that the
lacking lime salts can be supplied to
the animals on the range as well as
in paddocks both economically and
efficiently. The lime salts are sup
ylied in the form of lick, II mixture
of bone-meal and salt, and placed in
iroughs near the watering places.
Where this treatment has been car
ried out on n large scale the effect
has been surprising. The mortality
as stopped completely, while the
! young animals develop normally and
show much more rapid growth.
Calves which have had access to this
mixture from the time of birth show
nearly twice as much bone as those
from ranges aefcicnt in lime salt
; and where no treatment has been APP
piled.
: The method is being generally
adopted throughout the Islands wher-
ever this deficiency is at all pro-
nounced.
OF other diseases which have had
the attention of this division may be
mentioned sheep scab and the dipter-
Gus parasites, such as the horn fly
and the screw-worm fly. Dipping
watts have been installed in several
places and the disease either checked
|, or eradicated, while many remedies
for the fly pests have been experiment
ted with.
Heart-worm disease In dogs, hema-
turia in cattle, osteoporosis in horses
!. as well as number Of intestinal par
= asitic diseases, have come under OBJ
servation and will he thoroughly in
> yestigated as soon as the new labor
utory which the last Legislature pro-
' ided for this division has been erect
Cd.
One of the main efforts of this d.
vision has been in the line of i'm
provement of the live stock through
importation of pure-bred stock from
the mainland or from New Zealand,
Through special permit from the u.
s. Department of Agriculture a trial
, shipment of pure-bred stock from
|, New Zealand has been authorized. In
i this importation. which will consist
of 22 selected bulls and 95 rams, thir-
. teen different ranches will partici-
! pate. At the same time large num-
Der of pure-bred bulls and rams have
arrived or will arrive from the States.
The Division of Animal Industry
ras during the two first years OF Its
, existence been considerably handi-