The Washington times., 1910-10-08
International Commission
Points Way to Stamp
Out Infection.
URGES SEGREGATION
OF INFECTED STOCK
Asserts This Is Only Way to Check
Sale of Germ-Laden
Fluid.

In order TO accomplish this the fol-
lowing recommendations are made:
If the herd is found TO be extensive
~ infected. as shown bv the tuberculin
test or clinical examination, even the
apparently healthy animals in IL should
be regarded with suspicion. until they
have been separated from the reacJinE
animals for At least three months.
IF. after the expiration OF this time.
they do not react to the tubercuiin test:
they may be considered healthy and
, dealt with accordingly.
"It Is recommended that a herd eX-
tensiveIy infected should not be treatetd
BY the method Of general sepa ration, but
that the construction OF a new herd
from the offspring only IS advisable
IF the herd is found. BY either or
Eotl. OF the above methods, 70 contain a
relatively small proportion OF diseased
animals. separation OF the diseased AM
mails from the healthy animals and the
construction OF a sound herd from the
; healthy animals, and the onspT1aEs OF
both is advocated.
'In the event Of any owner refusing
| or neglecttng 10 adopt the above netn-
! DDS, his entire herd should be closely
Guaranteed and sales therefrom should
be entirely prohibited.
/ That a policy OF compensation be
| recommended as useful and usually nee
! essary as a temporary measure
/ THAT. with the object Of preventing
| the spread Of infection. persons buying
! cattle for breeding purposes or milk
! production should. except when such
/ purchases are made from disease-free
/ herds which have been tested by q
! properly qualified person, purchase only
I subject 10 the tuberCulin test
1 IN order 70 assist Ia the proper car
! rying out Of this suggestion. the com,
! mission recommends that official au-
/ thorities should adopt such regulations
| as will prevent the entry 70 their re-
| speCtive territories Of cattle for breed
| ing purposes OF milk production unless
| accompanied by satisfactory tuberCuliT
| test charts.
THAT all milk and by-products uset
as food should he properly pasteur-
bed unless derived from cows known
ia be free from tubereuIOsIS-
Uniform Laws Best.
1T Is recommended that legislation
/ regarding the control and eradication o.
tuberculosis among domestic animals b,
| made uniform; that the laws Of IN,
/ United States and Canada and othei
| American countries for the admission
into America OF animals from withou
be made stringent and as much alik
! as possible, and that the laws govern
ing the interstate and interprovincia
! movement Of cattle and that between
different American countries be har
monized
In the eradication OF tuberculosis
should be kept in mind that, in add
! ton TO protecting animals against ex
I posture % tubercie baciHi, IL is desir
able 20 make them as resistant 10 in
lection as possible This can be dom
by StaDliug them in clean, Gisiufecrc6
and propely ventilated and lighrr.
barns. giving them abundant clean wa
ter and nutritious food. a sufficfen
amount OF daily exercise in the one
air, and attending generally 10 th0s
20 NJ ~r-e1H
contribute to the health Of animals
j The daily removal Of manure fror
stables and water-tight floors and goo
drainage IN stables are urgently recon
mended.
| young stock particularly should n
raised as hardy as possible, and shout
be accustomed 70 liberal exercise an
living in the open"