The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-05

animals (which have been tested. as
found u the dairy stables Of Homo.
lulu, NOT q single COW has been found
infected with tuberculosis up to this
date. One herd for instance. that of
George II. Holt, comprising 81 head of
cows all ranch bred. was found 10 be
entirely free from the disease. and of
the mauy leased COWS coming from the
Oahu Railway and Land Company
ranch not n single one has been found
TO react so far. In a similar way the
LeRhi Dairy, which is being constantly
supplied with fresh cows from Roma.
was found to be very slightly infected,
and the two reacting animals out of
total of 40 head were found on post
norton examination to have the disease
to very slight extent and in the form
which is called encapsulated or closed
tuberculosis
con the other hand in diaries where
large numbers of animals have been
closely confined for years, and where
the calves have been raised in so-called
nurseries the disease has been found to
have extended to a very large number
of animals, in some cases from 60 to
100 per cent. being found infected. In
one dairy for instance, that of Mr.. Paul
Isenberg, not less than 235 head have
so far been found infected out of a.
total of 400 head. while Mr.. Charles
Bellina's herd of 81 animals contained
"a reactors. A number of the smaller
diaries contain even higher percentages
Of infected animals. as may he seen
from the appended itemized list.
Clean Dairies.
"The following diaries were found
when tested to be either entirely free
from the disease or have since the test
disposed of the reacting ANIMALS. They
must therefore be considered as entitled
to clean bill of health as long as they
have not introduced any INFESTED ami.
mails in their herds:
Ponds Dairy, Leah Dairy, Fred
Whitney, Lishman, Medeiros, Tumoto
Pauoa Valley, Souza, Fernandez, RE.
dells, Rezants, Moanalua Dairy, Bid.
niger, Kamehameha Schools, Waialae
Dairy (pa tly), Kilby, Kapena Rich
ards, Mrs. Cooper, NJ Robinson, Ia
wares, Antoine Richards, II. f. Cooper,
Geo. Holt, Correa, c. j. Day, NJ. Kawa
mura, S. de Nobriga, A. n. Camph ell,
H, NJ. Won Holt (private).
IS far as the Waialae Ranch is con-
cerncd, all the Ieactirg animals have
been segregated effectively and the
stalls or stanchions where the affected
animals were kept have been thorough.
ly cleaned and disinfected; separate
pastures and watering troughs have
been provided for the healthy animals,
and no contact between the affected
and The well ones is allowed; separate
milking utensils and dairy apparatus
will be provided as soon as possible,
and when this is done it will be safe
to issue n permit for the sale of the
milk of the healthy animals, as it is
the owners wish that no milk from
reacting animals be placed on the
market.
Six Hundred Well Cows.
The aggregate number of COWS in
dairics where there are no affected ami
mails, or where an effective segregation
has been made, is somewhat over six
hundred head, or approximately fifty
per cent of the total number tested. A
considerable number of the remaining
diaries may, however, be included in
this list as soon as the owners have
had an opportunity to dispose Of the
reacting animals and to disinfect their
cemises. 1t must be stated that by
far the greater majority of the dairy
owners are anxious to have orly clean
cows on their premises, while some of
those who have higher perez ntage of
reactOrs Ind no facilities for seq :cga-
zion desire that they be granted time
to eliminate the affected animals as
they are Gble to substitute them by
healthy ones. In only very lin led
number of cases has there been any
tendency on the part of the owners to
discredit the reliability of the tuber.
Culin test and desire to retain the re-
acting animals in their herds. In one
case only has the owner gore to the
extent OF having the reacting animals
retested, the officiating veterinarian
having fl led to inform her that such
retcst, carried o. short time only
after the first test, would be of no value
whatever, and entirely Ignoring the rule
which is accepted ir all dairy countries
the world ever, that an animal which
has once reacted to TIE tuberculin test
shopld thereafter be considered as an
infected individual and never be placed
in a sound herd, even though it fails
to respond TO the test repeatedly. This
w itly WIZ IltuNo buC dppChhGu
list, has ten cows in hel herd, FIVE of
which reacted, while one was consid.
cred suspicious. One Of the reacting
animals was destroyed and was found
on post-mortem examination, although
the carcass was in excellent physical
condition, to be affected with general
lied tuberculosis; nevertheless she has
denied your inspectors admission to her
premises and has refused to have The
reacting animals branded or tie healthy
ones ear-tagged.
Results, Conclusions and Recommends
TORS.
The results so far of the present in
vestigations show that tuberculosis pre-.
walls to great extent among the dairy |
castle supplying the city of Honolll u |
wiki milk. The disposition of some
four hundred or five hundred of tuber-
culosis animals con}ronts the authori. |
ties. and the elimination of the danger |
from milk contaminated or infected |
with tubercle bacilli must receive i'm
mediate attention.