The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-13
HIGH STANDARD
is SET BY BOARD
Modern Requirements of Veter.
inarians for Protection Against
Diseased Cattle.

Only graduates OF recognized vetin-
airy colleges can expect to pass the ex
amnations now given by the State Vet
Urinary ENaming Board according to -
statement made yesterday by State
Veterinarian J. G. Ferneyhough Tn,
standard OF this branch OF medicine
ana surgery in Virginia. as in all other
progressive states. is believed 10 be nd
vanong rapidly United States inspec.
tors as well as practitioners are re.
CURED TO be thoroughly prepared be
tore they are accepted as qualified vet.
terlnarians.
The State board will meet at the
Lynnhaven Hotel. in Norfolk, to-day
for tho purpose OF examining the ap.
plicants for license to practice veterin
airy medicine in Virginia The Virginia
State Veterinary Medical Association
which has now a membership of more
IMAM eighty, and which began its work
In 1884 with but twelve members, will
hold It's midsummer meeting in Nor
FOLK tomorrow.
Cattle Tests Required
Commenting on modern requirements
an connection with the profession. DE-
ferneyhouSh, who is also president nj
the State association, said last night:
1t is Worthy OF notice that forty
states in the Union nov require tina,
before cattle FOR breeding and dairy
purposes shall enter the said States tins
animals must have been tested by a
duaiiied veterinarian, and IA written
certificate from such veterinarian INNS;
accompany the shipment before IN,
catIic VIII even be received by tn,
railroads. This is the actual law ON
Inc subject. ana the veterinarians. as
iar as | know, had nothing TO do with
us passage except To advise in a pro.
Iesslonal way the live stock men Ia
protect themselves against buying cat.
| lie injected with contagious or>infec-
lions diseases
Inc Virginia state Veterinary Med.
zeal Association has ruled that its
members must brand all cattle which
react TO the tubercuiin test. as II IS
iact tnat N some cases an animal
VIII react to the test but once, though
at the same time ii may be affected
with tuberculosis. Therefore. to pre-
vent any one buying an animal which
has, once reacted to the tubcrculin
test the ASSOCIATION thought il wise
To provide that its members in the
future brand all ,reacting animals on
the light shoulder with the letter .T.'
Few il any. stock owners will obiec,
to this as the majority of cattle own
ers once destroy all Of the animals
which react to the said tuberculin test
now 1t is true that occasionally A.
animal might react an, yet not be
tuberculous; however, when we con
slider the fact. as shown by the United
states Bureau OF Animal Industry tina
9S per cent of the reactors which
are slaughtered are shown to ne ar
fected with tuberculosis this test is
indeed good enough .or the Virginia
Veterinary Medical Association untii
something else as good. or better. $
discovered.
Taking the ground that no cattle
man, dalryman or breeder viii buy an
animal which has reacted TO the test If
he knows it. then we naturally sup
pose that none OF these men wants
to sell these animals except for i'm !.
mediate slaughter under the best
methods OF meat inspection. which the
brand does not prohihiD IN order to
protect the ties, and the buyer. we
urge the branding OF ali cattle which
react to the tubercnlin test"