The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-04
Facts About Horticulture.
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found in any part Of the body inciud-
ing the bones and skin Bacillus TIL
berculosis is classified into three main
types, known as human, bovine and
avian, which are in the main respon-
sible for the disease in man, cattle and
hogs, and fowls respectively
In 1901 the statement was made by
DR.. Koch, the discoverer of the germ,
that each type was pathogenic only for
its natural host-in other words, that
is was impossible for man to contract
the disease from a lower animal and
vice versa This met with a great
deal of opposition and resulted in a
lot Of careful investigation and study
The more common opinion of today
is, that while human and bovine germs
are most virulent for man and lower
animals respectively they are often re-
sponsible for the disease in other than
their natural hosts. This being true,
and since one of the principal methods
Of infection is through the digestive
tract, the use of contaminated food
products, such as milk, butter, cheese,
etc, is quite dangerous especially to
young children.
The only diagnostic method of any
Importance for cattle is the tuberculin
test. The normal temperature of the
animal is ascertained by taking the
temperature every two hours for a
day. In the evening the tuberculn is
injected. On the following day a rise
in temperature of at least two degrees
indicates an infected animal This test
is accurate in about ninety-eight per
cent. of the cases. Often a COW in the
advanced stages of the disease fails to
react but as rule her external APP
pearances are indicative of her con-
dition. Diagnosis by external symp-
toms is unsatisfactory in many cases,
however, as an animal may be in an
advanced stage of tuberculosis with
out showing any sign of it. Two cases
in particular are interesting. Both
were beef animals in excellent condi
ton. At the slaughter of the first tu
bercular LESSONS were found in great
abundance throughout the entire body.
The second showed excellent gains
and response to feeding after she was
definitely known to be tubercular. TIL
berculin is also used to certain ex
tent in the diagnosis of human tuber-
culosis as we'll as in the treatment of
the disease.
AS might be expected there has
arisen vast number of Consumption
cures" Many of these are positively;
harmful and as yet none of them have {
been found to be worthy of general
use and at present the only practical
method of combating the disease is by
pure air, sunshine, rest and proper
diet. Eight cases out of every ten may .
be cured by this latter method if taken
in time.
Two general methods are used for
out tuberculosis in herd.
The first is the slaughter and destruc
ton of infected cattle and the second
is their isolation The first is the surer
but more expensive-in fact too much
SO to be practical in herd containing
many infected cattle The second is
the basis for several different "sys-
TENS" The diseased cattle are re-
moved to building more or less distant
from the general barns and are used
for breeding purposes only. The
calves are removed at birth and fed
milk from healthy cows or pastuerized
milk. from the diseased ones. This is
| relatively efficient and inexpensive
method of dealing with the disease.
The solving of the tuberculosis prob |
EN- lies wholly in the cooperation of
he breeders and state or government
Considering the preva-
ence of the disease the job is neces-
arily slow and expensive but fairly
rood Roadway is being made and the
uture looks hopeful.