The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-11-26
The Vaccination of Cattle.


culosis, as the most widely dissemin-
ated of all infectious diseases the dis
covery of "Bovovaccine" by DIR. Won
Behring, a German scientist, il an
event of widespread interest. 1t Is
NV nearly six years since the dis
covery was first announced, and a
sufficient amount of data is already at
hand to warrant the hope that sure
specific against bovine tuberculosis
has been found, and To make it re ason-
aoie to anticipate time when "the
cattle on a thousand hiiIso shall every
one be free from the most dreadful
OF diseases as the result of a treat
ment which has immunized them
from the danger of infection from any
source.
BoVoVaccine has been freely used
for the past two years in some of the
most noted herds owned in the yicin-
ity of Portland. Among these are the
celebrated herd of Jerseys owned by
Joseph l.. Robinson of Aspenherst
farm, South Windham, and the valu-
able Ayrshire herd of John p. Buck
ley OF Stroud water. At Kennebunk
the noted collection of Guernseys at
the "Elms FARM of Robert Lord have
all received the immunizlng treat
ment.
Experiments conducted by the
United States department of agricul-
ture and by several of the State Ex-
pertinent stations have shown that
the use of Bovovaccine will produce
the most gratifying results toward
the prevention of infection.
An exhaustive report of five years
OF practical use of the preventive
treatment i'll cattle raising on the es-
tates, IL. r. II. Prince Louis of Bavaria
at Savar, Hungary, indicates that
heavy burden of loss is about to be
raised from the cattle raising industry
throughout the world, if the immun-
zing treatment comes into general
use; and the results have been 20
satisfactory in all parts of the world
where experiments have been con-
Quoted that the Republic of Argen-
tina i'll South America has made pub.
lie provision Tor the herds of the vast
cattle raising region TO be immunized
BY the vaccination of all animals of
suitable age until the disease is en-
tlrely stamped out.
The age at which animals may be
Vacclnated varies from two weeks to
four months, and second inocula-
ton Is made three months after the
first one takes place. the materia |
Is prepared at the laboratory of DR..
Won Behring, Marburg, Germany, and
Is distributed to the veterinary pro-
fesslon through general agencies in
different countries of the world. 1t
contains the actual tubercle bacilli in
an attenuated form and the utmost
precautions are taken in forwarding
1t TO prevent its escape until it reaches
the professional hands which are to
Use 1t with the greatest care. Young
animals are selected which are per-
fecJly healthy and are carefully pre-
pared for incubation. The vaccine is
injected directly into the circulation
of the calf through the jugular vein
under strictly antiseptic surgical con-
ditions. The only noticeable effect of
the treatment is a slight rise of tenn
perature after the first incubation.
and when the second incubation is
made, three months later, there is no
appreciable disturbance of the svs-
TEN. The good health of the calf
from that time on seems assured
Mr.. Robinson of Aspenherst farm,
who has probably had more expert
ence with its use than any other
cattle raiser in Maine, states that it
seems TO be prompter of thrifty
growth in young animals. In his own
t experience he has had vaccinated an
lmals and those which had not been
inoculated, standing side by side in
his stables and receiving exactly the
same treatment. In every case the
animals which had been treated out
grew the others and were in every
way more thrifty.
Important rs the new treatment
seems to be from the standpoint of
saving The cattle raiser from pecuni
airy loss 1t becomes vastly more inn
portant when its relation to the pub
lie health is considered 1t is gener-
ally believed that the baciIli of
human and animal tuberculosis are
and that infection of the
human organism can take place by
the introduction of the germ into the
digestive tract by means of cow r
milk. 1t is here that the veterinary,
pr actloner comes in, and with the.
remedies which science places at his
disposal works hand in hand with the
each experimenting the
other and utilizing in their practice
all their experience gathered in the
course OF their several professions
and applying it jointly to the extpr-
OF a disease common to bot n
men and animals.