The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-19
Bureau of Animal Industry Is
sues Circular Covering
the Matter.
TELLS WHAT TO DO FOR
LIP AND LEG DISEASE
Information Given Is of Great
Value TO the Owners of
FIOckS,

A new circular covering the handling
and treatment of sheep exposed 10. or
infected with lip and leg liberation,
has been issued by the bureau of AN
imal industry Of the department of ag'
siculture Mt Washington. The circular
contains some very valuable informa
tion for sheep mon and follows in part:
(a) Sheep which are affected with the
mild or inactive form of lip and leg ulcer
alton where only one portion OF the
suppuration, shall be classed as exposed
sheep after they have been hand treated
under the supervision or direction OF an
employee of the bureau of animal In
dustry with an emolient dressing con-
tanning five parts OF one OF the permit
ted cresol or coal tar sheep dips ten
parts flowers Of sulphur. and 100 parts
of mutton rallow paseline or lard and
may be shipped interstate when accom-
panied by a certificate OF inspection and
eatment issued by an inspector Of the
bureau of animal industry. subject to the
laws and regulations OF the state or ter
ritory 10 which they are destined.
OBJ Sheep that are not infected with
lip and leg liberation, but which have
been exposed to sheep showing the dis
ease in the malignant form. or to the
:ontagion of the disease in the malignant
form through infected corrals. pens and
chutes used by sheep so affected with
the disease. may be shipped interstate In
cars placarded as hereinafter provided to
a recognized slaughtering center for i'm
mediate slaughter. without dipping, or
they may be moved interstate for breed
ing or feeding purposes under the condi-
tlons hereinafter provided for such sheep.
Must Be Held Week.
(c) Brceders-Sheep that are not WIS.,
IDLY diseased with lip and leg liberation.
but which are part of a band of diseased
sheep. may be moved interstate from the
quarantine area or from public stock
yards for. breeding purpose. provided
inspection before such interstate move
mcnt. and further provided that IT, upon
such second inspection. disease is found.
segregated and properly dipped before
their Interstate movement is permitted.
I'D Feeders-Sheep that are not dis
eased with lip and leg liberation but
sheep. or sheep slightly diseased after
the hand treatment described in para
POSED 10 the disease through infected
corrals. pens. or chutes used by dis
eased sheep. may. without dipping, be
moved interstate from the quarantined
Ing or grazing In fenced Enclosures. pro-
vided permission shall have been OBJ
lafned In advance of the movement from
The proper official OF the state or terri
tory into which the sheep are to be
shipped II the permission OF such state
DIT territorial official is. not obtained the
Sheep SnaIl, pelOTe DelilB HlONeI inter-
state. be dipped as hereinafter provided
,or sheep exposed to disease through in
lected corrals. pens or chutes.
Sheep affected with lip and leg ulcer
alton which show the disease In more
than one tissue and show pus formation
shall under no condition be moved inter-
state from the quarantined area
Sheep that are not affected with lip
and leg liberation nor exposed to sheep
showing LESSONS of more than one tissue
accompanied by pus formation may be
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n certificate of inspection from an in
spector OF the bureau Of animal Industry.