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lined. Taking up study OF milk. III
value as food, changes OF milk
souring. bad doors, contents as fats
etc. Contamination by germs and how
they get into milk from dust, dirt o
stable. body hair OF cows, dirty hand,
and pals. etc.
Demonstration Test.
Sterilize bottle and milk and scale
and see how long II stays good. Tn,
same handled in usual manner.
Disinfect cows tits. the hands. ther
milk direct into sterile bottle and
note difference. Follow this project
on, up with project on water suppl,
sanitation, with, sewage disposal and
running water IN house.
Piacard all schools and homes about
dangers and precautions regarding
diseases, their methods OF control and
prevention. Thus with tuberculosis
certain facts must be well understood
and outline 1. e. that Il Is general, and
widespread but that II has been Grad
icated from herds. The only reason
why Il has not been wiped from com
munities. sthat the owners have been
unwilling 10 make the necessary at
tempt and financial sacrifices.
tuberculosis does not develop
quickly. but slowly. Dark. filthy, un-
ventilated stables. crowded conditions,
etc only hasten it's development. Ami
mails, however, must be exposed to
germs from some source and usually
this is by contact in the herd.
II is highly infectious even though
IL does not develop rapidly. Healthy
animals get II from others by contact,
In their food or water. Calves and
hogs usually get II from milk
These facts must have publicity
and should b part of the educational
campaign.
Patent medicines, cures and RENE
dies should be studied carefully and
known facts Of sanitation, prevention
and control preached. (See Minneso-
ia food bulletin and disinfectant
chart)
Demonstrations of disease control
methods should instituted and records
kept wherever practicable. This will
be easy after people understand dis
ease or infection, and how to safe
guard their property.
And abortion work-It was insti-
tuted by their own initiative, and
others.
It's our business TO assist them TO
carry out sanitation by herd. freedom
from disease. use OF baby milk and
Dr's report VS.. other dairymens milk
Control Shall BE Handled BY.
(a) State forced supervising. that OF
(b) Local county work and of (c)
Owners.
Many people don't realize that they
may have certain unsanitary condi-
tons or even tubercular or other in
fictitious animals conducive to this or
that disease.
The first step in control work is to
educate the people 10 what exists,
how to find II, and then determine the
OF cases Take tuberculosis
for example. II must be diagnosed,
conditions cleaned up. and cases ex-
terminated. But who shall do Il? A
diagnosis won't answer, but
careful use OF tuberculin with com
mon sense must be applied. Must
unsuperyised or even en-
thusiastic people handle this. or shall
properly authorized, trained and SUI
pervised people and control measures
be used? Can't the state department
have a responsible agent in each
county?
Prevention is and shall be the war
cry against these animal and econom-
&c losses. but this Incorporates con
troll measures. So in order TO prevent
we must have knowledge and means
OF determining infection.
Every veterinarian knows that 10
control an infectious disease he must
hit at the source. the infection, then
counteract A by control But what
shall be the means? Will this state
recognize hog cholera as the only
loss worthy OF effort Of being stamped
out? Shall the state OF Michigan wait
till she is plastered with tuberculosis,
and abortion like sister state before
she employs prventable and control
measures? (Read Wisconsin and
Revolutions) Suppose proper as
sistance was given in each county 70
correct sanitary conditions and keep