The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-06

/ yesterdays meeting of the Board of
Agriculture and Forestry.
He reported that on September IA
and 10, the remainder OF the cattle
belonging to the Isenberg dairy, a to-.
tai of "a head, We're submitted to the
tubercuiin test, with the result that
seven showed typical reaction and
were branded, while 2G, all young heif-
ers which had been brought down
from the mountains a few days pre-
viously, gave doubtful reaction, i. e.,
the preliminary temperatures were too
high to warrant their being injected
These animals were ear marked and
ear tagged, and will be retested as
soon as convenient.
From September 2G 20 October 1,
$50 head of cattle We're tested at the
Mobuleia Ranch Of the Pond dairy
OF these animals only eight reacted
to the test, none was found suspicious
and 222 were branded with official ear
tags as being sound. OF the eight re-
/ actors one animal, No. GA, was killed
and was found on post norton exa-
mination to be extensively tubercu-
lous This animal has always been
in fairly good condition and showed
no physician symptoms warranting her
destruction on a doubtful reaction.
She has undoubtedly been a source of
infection during the wears she has
been retained in the herd.
At the present date the tuberculosis
work sums up as follows:
| Total number tested ..........1,715
/ Total number suspicious. ..... 46
Total number reacted. ........ $40
Percentage of reactors and suspi-
cious ones 80. 4g.
The assistant territorial veterinarian
and the live stock inspector will test
all dairy animals between Kakuhu and
! Waialua and from Waialua to Pearl
City, endeavoring to get together as
many animals as possible at various
stations and to test all animals which
the owners are willing to or can be
persuaded to have tested regardless
of whether they nave made official ap-
plication for testing or not. 1t is es-
timated that there will be between so
and 60 head at Kahuku, about 20 or 80
head around Waimea, and 80 to GO
head at Waialua.
From the island of Maui the deputy
territorial veterinarian reports the
testing of the Grove 4-anch dairy herd
10 head in all of which five gave typi.
cal reaction. The reactors will be
destroyed and the caTcasses passed on
by DR.. Fitzgerald, who will report the
post norton results to this Office
On Hawaii Dr. Elliot has tested a
number of private herds and has des-
troyed three reactors, all of which
were found on post norton to be bad
ly affected with tuberculosis.
A complete record will be kept of
all animals tested by these gentlemen
in their respective districts.
It is recommended that the sum of
500 per month be set aside to defray
the expenses of this division while
finishing the work of testing and re-
testing the dairy animals on this isl
and.
Since the last report the milk from
four different dairies has been eXa-
mined as to it's bacterial contents,
with the result that the sampls were
found to contain bacteria ranging in
number from $4,000 to 100000 per
&C. A report on this work has been
forwarded to Mr.. ]. A. Rath, secretary
of the Milk Commission.
Under date of September 10 the in
spector in charge at the port of San
Francisco, DR.. George S. Baker, noti-
fled that the s. S. Hilonian, leaving
San Francisco on September II, would
bring a consignment of live stock for
the Volcano Stables, Hilo, consisting
of 10 mules and horses, and calling
attention to the fact that these AMI
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protest; he refusing to approve of the
test charts, as required by the regula.
tons of the board. AS a reason for
this action he stated that the animals
in question had been tested together
with a number of other horses and
mules, an unusually high percentage
of which gave typical reaction to the
mallein test and, consequently, there
was a possibility of some of the non
reactng animals having become in.
fected while in contact with the re-
actors, even though none of these
showed any symptoms of CHAMBERS dur
ing the test.
The correspondence pertaining to
this matter was submitted to the COM
mittee on animal industry, which aft
er consultation with the Matson Navi-
cation company's agent here decided
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