The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-22
CATTLE DISEASES
ARE PREvENTABLE
Tuberculosis May Be Eradi-
Gated by Making Their
Quarters Clean.

Washington. April 22.- Realizing
the live stock industry is the increas.
ing prevalence of tuberculosis among
cattle and hogs and the need OF adopt.
ing measures for suppressing and con.
trolling this disease, the international
commission on the control of bovine
tuberculosis, of which DR.. J. y. Hurry,
Of indianapolis, secretary of the In
diana state board of health, Is mem
Der. has prepared an exhaustive re
port. which A. ID. Melvin, chief of the
bureau of animal industry, has sub
mitted TO Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson. The American Veterinary
Medical Association. at its meeting
held in Chicago two years ago. APP
pointed the commission and instruct.
ed II to study the problem of tubercu-
losis among cattle and to recommend
reasonable and economically practical
BILE methods or systems to both Off
Gals and live stock owners for eradi-
eating this great scourgc of domcsti-
Gated animals.
Disease Is Increasing.
II is recognized that tuberculosis is
widely prevalent among cattle and
other animals, and that the frequency
with which this evil occurs is in
crcasing rather than declining. AS tu-
berculosis Is one of the strictly pre-
vcntable infections. there is good
ground for the belief that through the
formulation and enforcement of pro-
per regulations the disease may
eventually be entirely suppressed.
The commission which has just
completed its investigation of the dis
ease Is comprised i'm its membership
not only of veterinarians, but physi.
clans and representatives of the stock
raising. meat packing and dairy in
tcrests. scientists, professional men
and practical men of affairs-five
from Canada and nine from the Unit.
ed States. The body is thus exceed
incly well qualified to consider the
subject in broad way and from the
various points of view. The commits
sion was divided into the following
committees to minimiz. the risk of
emitting from its deliberations any
phase of the question: Education and
legislation; location of tuberculosis;
dissemination and disposition Of tu-
berculosis animals.
After a careful study of the cOndi
tons the commission. recognizing az.
ter careful study that the tuberculin
test is the fundamental factor in any
policy having for its object the con
troll of bovine tuberculosis, adopted
fifteen resolutions for presentation to
the American Veterinary Association.
These resolutions had to do with ev-
cry phase of the tuberculosis problem.
Precaution Is Urged.
In summing up the Investigations
the commission has issued the follow
ing general precautions:
In all cases animals that show
clinical evidence Of the disease should
bc promptly eliminated. They should
he destroyed II the disease Is far ad
vanced; II not. they may be slaughter
cd for food under proper inspection.
IAN milk from tuberculosis cows
that Is used for food purposes should
be thoroughly pasteurized. This
means that II must be heated suffi-
GENTLY to kill or to render harmless
any tubcrcle bacilli that may be pres
cnt In II. For that it Is necessary to
heat the milk for twenty minutes at
~? degrees Fahrenheit. or for five
minutes at l16 degrees Fahrenheit.
II Is important that the pals or other
utensils used In carrying the unpas-
tcurizcd milk should not be used. un-