Tombstone epitaph., 1916-03-12

control of tuberculosis in animals sold and shipped into other states. Very stringent requirements have been placed upon the testing of cattle for tuberculosis that are to be shipped into other states. In order to main tain trade w::h these states. the breed CTS and live stock sanitary board must bring their cattle up to the standard required by these tests. The present requirements in most states are that tuberculin tests should be made with in 30 days from date of shipment It ! is easily seen that such test upon cattle whose previous history regard. ! ing tuberculosis is not known, and , such test made by strangers and pos sibly in strange quarters, will not re- veal the conditions of the animals re garding tuberculosis.
 ! Tt is also easy to see that cattle that have been tested for a number of years without showing tuberculosis are much safer animals to buy than i those selected by the process of the test mentioned above.
 ""Correspondence and conferences i with state veterinarians of other states have assured us that they are willing to cooperate in a plan whereby herds tested annually are listed in a class known as Clean Herds or Class A
 It will be readily seen that herds, whether they be purebred or grades, will be more desirable to present
 within and without the state than
 those who have not been tested and
 are not eligible to this class. The consequence will be that the market
 and the prices for cattle in Glass A will be better than for all other ami
 nals. Consequently. it will be readily
 seen that there will be a desire on the
 part of the farmers and breeders to have their cattle tested and in condi-
 tion for entrance into this class.
 The incentive for testing and
 cleaning up herds in the state will
 therefore come from the breeders,
 farmers and breeder associations rath-
 CT than from any pressure without.
 We have decided to take definite
 steps and vigorous action in this mat
 ter and have worked out a plarf
 which I wish to present today. Ac-
 cording to this plan, we propose to
 establish list of herds that are free
 from tuberculosis. SO far as careful
 tubercuhn tests made by inspectors
 of the live stock and sanitary board
 of the department of agriculture can
 show them.
 The following are the details of
 this plan so far as they have been
 definitely worked out:
 "First-Herds admitted to the test
 for entrance to the list of certified
 herds, or Class A., must first have
 passed at least two satisfactory tests
 When an owner decides to have his
 herd tested for entrance to the certi
 fled list, he must first make applica
 ton to the state veterinarian of the
 department of agriculture. A veterin
 arian will then be sent as soon as one
 is available to make the necessary
 tests, and if no re-actors are found or P that test, or any previous test, the herd may then be admitted to the list The expense of making the tesi ? will be borne by the owner, and vii l be sufficient in amount to cover thu
 salary and expenses of the employees [ for the time devoted to the work. 3 "Second-The owner must agree no | to introduce any animals into his hert . except from a Class A herd, unles: r animals so added to the herd are tu . berculin tested on entrance to tn, { herd and retested again within thre' . months The owner must also agre' , to submit his herd to be tested annu Q ally by an employee of the live stocl e sanitary board.
 r. "Al encouragement possible will b |, given to the breeders and owners tl n have their herds tested locally so tha Q they may make sure that their herd a are in condition to be admitted int s the certified class.
 "Third-The Wisconsin, Live Stocl D Breeders association has entere ,- heartily into the project and is makin r. it a part of its work the coming yea l. to induce farmers, breeders and breed O CTS associations to test their herds il l. order to rid them of tubercular an F. malls under direction of the live stoc t sanitary board, to prepare them 10 e the state test for admittance into tn n certified list of clean herds O n Class A
 s Negotiations are now under wa Is and in some instances have been COT lt cluded with a number of statee for tn s acceptance of shipments f1om sue d herds to any state in the Union. on e certificate based upon the yearly tes
 of such herds. such certificate to be | l- sued from the state veterinary div Ie sion."