Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-03

t"cVh Nh' dhtSbtu anu lut "tll VHNS
Ia allowed, separate milking utensily
and dairy apparatus will he provided
ne soon as possible. and when this ID
done u will be safe to issue permit
for the sale of the milk Of the healthy
animals, as II is the owners wish
that no milk from reactlng animals
be placed on the market.
The aggregate number OF cows 1
dairies where there are 10 affected
animals. or where an effective segre-
cation has ben made, is somewhat
over 600 head, or approximately so
per cent. Of the total number tested.
In one case only has the owner
gore to the extent of having the
reactlng animals rctested, the offici.
ating veterinarian having failed to
Inform her that such Tetest carried
out short time only after the first
test would be Of no value whatever
and entirely ignoring the rule which
Is accepted In all dairy countries thu
world over, that an animal which
has onse rea ted to the tuberculin
test should thereafter be considered
AZ an infected individual and never
be placed In sound herd, even
though II falls TO respond to tho
test repeatedly. This same owner.
which heads the appended list, has
ten cows in her herd, five of which
reacted. while one was considered
suspicious.
IS, The danger from the presence
OF tuberculosis among dairy cows IL
not confined to the use of milk as
a beverage. when tubercle bacilli
are present in milk they enter the
various article of diet prepared from
II. and are specially numerous IT.
butter, III which they may remain
alive seven weeks or longer withou.
showing diminution of yirulence.
10. While the danger to which
public health Is exposed through the
use OF milk from tuberculous cow
is of a magnitude almost beyond con.
ception, IL is unfortunately only one
among many dangers to which per-
sons are exposed through the use OF
impure. infected and dirty milk.
RESULTS. CONCLUSIONS AND
RECoMMENDATIoNS.-The results
20 far OF the present Investigate lions
show that tuberculosis prevails to a
great extent among the dairy cattle
supplying the, city of Honolulu with
milk. The disposition OF some 400
or 500 head of tuberculous animals
confronts the authorities and the
elimination OF the danger from mix
contaminated or. infected with tu-
bercle bacilll must receive immedi.
ate attention. In regard to the con
troll and eradi alton OF Tuberculosis
can do no better than to quote the
Chief OF the Bureau of Animal In
dustry III his paper before the Inter
national Congress on tuberculosis IN
Washington two years ago. as fol
lows:
Any efforts To reduce or control
tuberculosis OF livestock in order TO
be Of lasting value must have eradi-
cation In view as the final object.
We should not temporize with such
an irsidious malady. butshould adopt
aggressive measures that will insure
success within a reasonable time
THE eradication OF animal tuber.
culosis may as we'll be recognized at
the outset as a tremendous undertake
ing which will require not only the
best efforts OF the authorities In
charge. but the sympathy and sup.
port of stock-owners and the general
public. Large sums of money will
be necessary. and in order that ado
quatc appropriations may be obtain
ed, the necessity and Importance OF
the work must be generally realized
and understood.
Much can be done by the indi-
yidual stock owner. with proper as
slstance, to exclude aud eliminate the
disease from his animals. He should
be careful to avoid the introduction
Of tuberculosis into his herd by re
curing that any cattle purchased
shall have passed the tuberculin test.
lie can also do much to promote thu
health Of his animals by keeping
them IN sanitary stables and under
hygienic conditions. When tubercu-
losis is suspected, he should notify
the authorities and have his cattl
tested. When the presence OF the
disease is known, the safest course
is to have the affected animals
slaughtered. but IN the case Of val.
liable breeding stock Cor In the cas
Of large individual herds with high
percentage of reactors--V. A. NJ,
where slaughter would involve great
sacrifice. the Bang system OF segr,-
cation may be, used hi cas-. tl....gi
"The individual. however, must first
be aroused as to the danger of having
tuberculosis In his herd and the i'm
.portance of Graduating II, and he
must also be Informed as to the ma
ture of the disease and the best me
thods OF combating Il. Valuable work
In this direction may be done by ths
general and agricultural press and