The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
8 of diet prepared from it, and are

cles of diet prepared from it, and are
specially in butter, in
which they remain alive for weeks
without showing a diminution of
virulence. Another point and best
of all is that dairy herds can be
cleaned of tuberculous COWS by the
proper application of the tuberculin
test, and the segregation of all re-
acting animals" Finally, latter
years of observation the tuberculin
test has been found to be a more
nearly infallible means for diagnos-
causing visible disease of the in
for diagnosing other diseases of
men and animals"
From Bulletin No. 90, Bureau of
Animal Industry, a summary of
tests, conclusions and advice is so
condensed and full of food for
thought l submit them here and
urge all interested to send to u. S.
Department of Agriculture for a
copy.
Investigations have shown that
pulmonary tuberculosis is the most
common form Of the disease in ami
mails, irrespective of the point at
which the tu%berculous infection en-
tiers the body. and that tubercle bac-
I'LL may pass through the intestinal
! wall and reach the lung without
causing visible disease of the in
teStinal mucosa."
In order to guard against the
! spread of tuberculosis among cattle
and other animals, and more Isl &C.
lily for the protection of persons,
every dairy COW should be periodical
ly tested with tuberculin, and every
COW that shows a reaction indicating
that she is affected with tubercu-
losis should at once, regardless of
her general appearance or condition
or semblance of health, be removed
from use as a dairy COW and from
all contact with dairy cattle or other
healthy animals"
In conclusion l submit a few points
for your consideration. l know you
are doing invaluable work in the
up-building of the live stock industry
of South Dakota, it is the duty Of
any man possessing any knowledge
whatsoever on the subject to take
an interest in your work. My work
is to aid in preventing and curing
tuberculosis in the human. Some of
the investigations interest me in the
bovine, hence my thoughts and the
summary R1CWo vi OlllCIS Ill Lue Dd-
per here presented.
Consider the following brief es-
s%entials:
l.. tuberculosis is communiea-
BILE.
2. Transmissiop takes place, es-
pecially through the products of the
diseased processes.
8. A general tuberculosis de-
velops when the blood is infected.
a. The surroundings of a tuber-
cular human or bovine should be put
in the best sanitary condition to less
en- the possibility of transmission.
5. Tuberculosis is Lreventable.
6. The use of meat and milk of
infected animals should be avoided.
z. Every n should be Informed
on the II of transmission.
s. Tuberculosis in Human and
Bovine is durable in the early stages.
8. Tuberculin tests should be
made in all doubtful cases.
10. Rid tuberculosis from dairy
COWS, in the meantime require pas
teurization. t
l believe it to your best interests
to urge the enactment of a law that
will protect the live stock and dairy
interests. "....t
1t will be necessary to destroy
many cattle to cut off of the primary
source of infection.
The state must help bear the ex-
pense. This will be Insignificant
when compared with ultimate good
to human and bovine.