The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-12

The College of Hawaii has puO-
lished a pamphlet on The Control Of
Bovine tuberculosis, containing the
report of the International Commits
sion of the American Veterinary Med
ical Association. 1t says:
THAT bovine tuberculosis is preva-
lent in Hawaii is matter of common
knowledge. The problem, therefore,
of checking the spread of this disease
and of ultimately stamping it out is
deep concern to our commonwealth
both from the standpoint of the pub
lie health as well as from the consid-
GRAFTON of. property interests. Great
encouragement may be taken in the
assurance that tuberculosis in cattle
is both preventable and durable. But
the disease can neither be prevented
nor cured without intelligent CO.
operation of both consumers and pro
ducers on the one hand, and the Off
Gals designated for inspection and
quarantine on the other. A public
btllllllCnJ lllloI bC NlGuNCu pElllAol
this disease.
with this end in view and recog-
nizing the importance of the subject,
the American Veterinary Medical AS
ISOLATION, at a recent meeting in
Chicago, appointed an international
, committee to study and report on the
methods of control of bovine tuber-
, culosis."
The following are extracts from the
reports:
Bovine tuberculosis has become
widely distributed throughout the
United States and Canada and it has
been determined that efficient sys-
TENS or methods for it's eradication
and prevention either under the SUI
pervision of the state or nation or by
the cattle owners themselves are of
necessity based on a knowledge Ct
i the nature of the disease and its
Y means of dissemination.
: Experience has shown that the prin-
= ciples of eradication and prevention
may be successfully applied by indi-
, vidual owners of infected cattle, indie
q pendent of state assistance.
Such individual aid is essential in
conjunction with state or national
assistance in the prompt eradication
= of the disease from infected herds
= and the. prevention of it's entry tc
non-infected herds.
Therefore it is the sense of this
S committee that every possible means
should be employed for educating the
cattle owners and the general public
o concerning the nature of tuberculo
= sis; the care and precautions neces
+ sary to prevent its entrance into
e herds already free from disease; and
S in methods for it's eradication from
o herds where it now exists.
t. Further this committee approves Of
h the following methods for instructine
n laymen, practicing veterinarians, prac
titioners of human medicine AM
health officers in the nature and con
troll of bovine tuberculosis, namely:
/. BY the publication in agricul
6 tural and dairy papers of short accur
l. ately and carefully prepared articles
l. on bovine tuberculosis.
2. BY publication of appropriate
+ articles on bovine tuberculosis in vet
Urinary, medical and sanitary papers
c and journals.
8. By recommending to agricul
-. tural societies, oranges and directors
: of farmers institutes and unions anC
especially those interested in cream
cries and cheese factories that lee
lures on bovine tuberculosis, it's ma
ture and control, be made a part o
their programs and that so far as
practicable, demonstrations be held
4. That those having in charge the
arrangement of town, county anC
state fairs be requested to provide lee
lures on bovine tuberculosis, and i
practicable to hold public demonstra
tions, at their annual meetings.
d. by DldNlllB a NOpJ VI AAAC lNbCA
g of the commission in the hands o
e the deans or directors of all veter
3 mary and medical colleges anC
T. schools of sanitary science in thu
: United States and Canada with rec
= concentrations that special emphas!
1t be placed in their courses of instruC
IF ton on the nature of bovine tubercu
N lisos and methods for its control.
t, 6. That a pamphlet dealing will
IS the nature of bovine tuberculosis ant
methods for its control should D.
written in language ineligible to tn
at layman. This amphlet should hav
the approval of this commission an
'e the Endorsement of the American
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