Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-21
Nebraska
LIVE STOCK men TAKE ACTION
Agree on Rules for Uniform Ship
ment Of Animals.
MEETING HELD IN LINCOLr
Regulations Must Ne Approved by
Sanitary Board and Then Will
ne Presented to other
d. states in West.
tFrom a staff correspondent.l

LINCOLN. Dec. 2O.-(Special.)-A q
result of an effort of stockmen to secure
uniform rules for the shipment OF live
stock. especially from one state to an
other, a gathering of stock men in Lin
coin to confer with DR.. Kigin. state
veterinarian. finally agreed on a set Of
rules- Those in attendance at the meet
ing were Charles Graft of Bancroft,
representing the cattlemen; John Dalton
of/Ldncoln, representing the horsemen;
Elemer Lamb OF Lincoln. representing the
hog breeders, and Senator Oils, president
Of the Live Stock association.
Rules which were adopted must be APP
proved by the Live Stock Sanitary board
Of the state and will then be presented
to the states, Iowa, Colorado. Kansas,
South Dakota, Wyoming and Missouri.
The rules adopted as follows;
Horses, Mules aRd Asses-Health GER
Is deemed necessary by the state veterin-
arian Quarantine will be rigidly en-
forced when disease is found to exist
cattle For dairy or breeding purposes.
over months old. health certificate in
Guiding tuberculosis test For feeding
or grazing purposes except purebred,
only health certificate. We recommend
That the states that are willing to adopt
uniform regulations have what IS known
. as accredited herds, which viii be tested
once year by a licensed graduate veter-
marian who's test viii be approved by
the state live stock sanitary board or
commission or state veterinarian. Any
owner found guilty of violating such
regulations shall be removed from the
accredited list. When cattle have been
shipped interstate and. for any reason,
the live stock sanitary board or COM
mission or state veterinarian deems 1t
advisable to quarantine such shipment,
in order to carry Jon the tuberculosis
test, they should be given this power.
they must be shipped Immediately to
where they will be killed under gov
eminent inspection. Such expenses in
CURED on said test must be borne by
the owner and until same is paid. shall
constitute a lien on the cattle.
Hogs Asworn affidavit from the
seller, showing that thye are healthy
and have not been exposed to any con-
previous to shipment. Hogs treated with
simultaneous treatment cannot be shipped
under thirty days. Hogs treated with
serum alone can be shipped at any time
wMhen the seller can give the above
affidavit. Hogs and crates must be thor
oughly disinfected before shipment. Rail
road cars used for such shipments must
be thoroughly disinfected with a pei
cent solution OF carbolic acid or
per cent solution of liquor, cresolis, be-
fore hogs are loaded. Such hogs shall
not he unloaded while in transit into any
public stock yard. If feeding and water
ing are necessary, 1t must be done In
the car No hogs intended for shipment
loaded from or unloaded into any pub
lie stock yards or ordinary chutes, but
must be loaded from wagons and un'
loaded in the same manner Hogs
shipped to public stock yards for imme
diate slaughter where government inspec-
ton is maintained need no inspection.