The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-24
Health Department of Chicago
Is To Make Demand for
Strict Tests Of Milk
ONLY LICENSED INSPECTORS
New Rules Just Issued VIII Effect Ali
Dairymen in Kenosha County
Selling Milk to the Chicago
Wholesale Market

On January 1st, the new rules and
regulations for the tuberculin testing
of cows providing milk for the city
of Chicago, VIII go into effect. Accord
ing to these rules, not single gallon
of milk or cream can be shipped into
bChicago from Wisconsin, or any other
state, until cows giving this milk are
thoroughly examined by a competent
and licensed veterinary surgeon
AS thousands of gallons of milk and
cream are shipped from Kenosha coun-
ty into Chicago every morning of the
week, the dairymen are much interest
ed Reports come from the interior of
the state and county that some of the
| farmers are having their COWS examined
by others than licensed person If
! this is true, it is waste of money for
no COW can, or will be tagged, unless
the examination is made by a licensed
man.
Those who are labOring under the
impression that cattle can be examined
! by men who claim to be surgeons, but
are not legally licensed, will find that
milk and cream shipped will not be
Ereceived in Chicago, and the loss will
be heavy, for the product must be
thrown away.
The circular which contains sub
stance of the law has been received at
this office. It says that TubercuIin
| tests made on animals supplying the
city Of Chicago with milk products, may
be made by licensed graduate veteri-
narians, federal or state veterinarians,
federal state or city dairy and milk
inspectors, and by persons regularly
employed by the Chicago department of
health for that purpose. The regular
! injection method of tuberculin testing,
shall be- employed. The temperature
shall be taken at least four times on
the day preceding the inoculation and
at least six times on the day following
the incubation, at not less than two
hour intervals. A rise of two degrees
| over the average temperature on the
day preceding the incubation shall be
considered a positive test. If rise
of from one and half to two degrees
is obtained, the results shall be con
sidered doubtful, and the animal sub
jected to later retest. Animals that
have been added to the herds within
the last six weeks, shall be tested by
the ordinary injection test supplement-
ed by Calmette's Ophthalmis Test, and
positive result with either one or the
other shall condemn the animals The
department of health has the power to
require the retesting of all animals sub
mitted for milk supply, etc.
All tested animals shall bear an in
destructable tag indicating the series,
and also the number assigned to the
animals. Tags placed by those en-
powered will designate by abbrevia-
tions or otherwise, the series repre-
sented. Veterinarians supplying the
numbered tags must have their initials
or some other distinctive mark appear
on the tag with the number to indicate
the series.
A statement must be filed with the
division of milk inspection for every
tuberculin tested animal This state
ment must indicate the number and
series given to the animal, which num-
Der and series must correspond with
the tag or mark worn by the animal.
This statement must also state the age
and color Of the animal, and any other
distinctive marks shown by the animal.
In addition the, statement must show
the temperature record of the animal
on the days preceding and following
the test, the date and the exact time
of taking these temperatures and the
date and time of making the injection
and amount and kind Of tuberculin
used; the name Of the owner and the
signature Of the person making the test,
together with the official capacity of
said person or persons making the test,
and their address. The statement sub
mitted shall also indicate the date Of
the last tuberculin test made upon the
animal and the method of making this
test, and the length of time that the
animal has been in the herd