The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-11
SEEKS TO GET CLEAN STABLES
Farmers are Urged to Use Every
Possible Precaution to Present the
Spread of the Disease by National
Experts.

Realizing that the greatest problem
confronting the live stock industry Is
Che increasing prevalence of tuberculo-
Bis among cattle and hogs and the need
of adopting measures for suppresslng
and controlling this disease, the inter
national commission on the control of
bovine tuberculosis, of which DR.. }. N.
Hurry of indianapolis, secretary OF the
Indiana state board Of health, IS
member has prepared an exhaustive re-
port which A. D. Melvin, chief OF the
bureau of animal industry, has submit
Ted to Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
The American Veterinary Medical as
sociation, at it's meeting held in Chi
cago two years ago, appointed the com
mission, and instructed it to study the
problem of tuberculosis among cattle
and to recommend reasonable and econ
onncally practicable methods or sys-
TENS to both officials and live stock
owners for Graduating this great
scourge of domesticated animals.
Disease is Increasing.
1T is recognized that tuberculosis is
widely prevalent among cattle and 9th
er animals and that the frequency with
which this evil occurs is increasing
rather than declining. AS tuberculosis
is ono of the strictly prevontable infec-
tions, there is good ground for the be-
lief that through the formulation and
enforcement of proper regulations the
disease may eventually be entirely sup
pressed
The commission which has just com
pleted its investigation of the disease
is comprised in its membership not on
ly of Veterinarians, but physicians and
representatives of the stock raising,
meat packing and dairy interests,
scientists, professional men and prae-
tical men of affairs-fve from Canada
and nine from the United States. The
body is thus exceedingly well qualified
to consider the subject in a broad way
and from the various points of view.
The commission was divided into the
following committees to minimize the
risk of emitting from its deliberations
any phase of the question: Education
and legislation; location of tuberculo-
sis; dissemination and disposition of
tuberculosis animals.
After long investigation of
conditions the commission, recog-
nizing after careful study, that the
tube1culin test is the fundamen-
tai factor in any policy having
for its object the control of bo-
vine tuberculosis, adopted fifteen re-
solutions for presentation to the Am
erican Veterinary association, These
resolutions had to do with every phase
Of the tuberculosis problem.
Precaution is Urged.
In summing up the Investigations
the commission has issued the follow
ing general precautions:
Elm all cases animals that show elm
zeal evidence Of the disease should be
promptly eliminated. They should be
destroyed if the disease IS far advanc-
cd; if not, they may be slaughtered
for food under proper inspection.
All milk from tuberculosis COWS that
is used for food purposes should be
thoroughly pasteurized. This means
that it must be heated sufficiently to
kill or to render harmless any tubercle
bacilli. It is important that the
pals or other utensils used in ear
rying the unpasteurized milk should
not be used unless previously steril-
lied, for storing the milk after it is
pasteurized.
Should Clean the Stables.
''When diseased animals are found,
She stables from which they are taken
should be thoroughly cleansed and dis
infected. To accomplish this all litter
should be removed, floors, walls and
ceilings carefully swept and the floors
together with hangers and cutters,
thoroughly scrubbed withe soap and
water. Thoroughly cleaning before the
application of the disinfectant can not
be too strongly emphasized. After
cleansing the disinfectant should be APP
piled. AS per cent solution of car
boic acid, l to 1000 solution of sui,
phdric acid may be used. When the
stable can be tightly closed, formalde-
hyde gas, properly used, is reliable and
satisfactory.
eff tuberculosis cattle nave been
kept in small yards the litter should be
removed, the surface plowed ar the
fencing and other fixtures thoroughly
cleansed and disinfected.
The issue of the report Of the In
ternational commission on the Contro
of Bovine tuberculosis is Of significant
interest in view of the active public
demand for some definite and author
ative procurement in consideration