Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-06-15
SIATE VETERINARIANS
MEET IN PULLMAN
!. Discussions of Veterinary
~ Mark Annual Session of
practitioners and instructors

ana veterinary instructors as
,Alad Al the State College on Mon
and Tuesday of this week for the
rs, meeting of the Washington
veterinary Medical society.
~ session has been marked by live
md highly educational discussions
,.,hiects of interest not only to the
..,orinarians themselves but to the
..,oot interests of the Northwest
ran and several conclusions have
haon drawn that mean much to the
.iockman and farmer.
Tho first session was called TO
order BY President Il. L. Wegner of
pallman Monday morning. In his
.adress to the visitors DR.. Wegner
..ood the necessity of more thorough
gork in his own particular field by
..oh veterinarian and less inclination
y the part of the practitioner to en-
large that field. He called attention
i the fact that as graduate veterin-
arans go into the field the scope of
territory available to each man will
IA lessened rather than increased,
Init eontended that if each man will
cover his field more thoroughly, take
an active and leading interest in the
Development of the live stock inter
ests of his own community and get
closer in touch with the farmers and
stock men of that community, he will
have all the work he can handle.
DR.. R, j. Donohue, deputy dairy
and live stock commissioner, dealt
with the interest veterinarian
should take in his community and in
developing the live stock industry.
"Strawstack poison, a fungous
poison which affects live stock in all
parts of the Northwest, was discussed
BY DR.. G. A. Unbcwust of Harrington
and others of the veterinarians. The
discussion brought out the fact that
while slight advancement has been
made in the matter of preventing and
combating the disease in recent
years, much remains to be done
along this line. Each veterinarian
was urged to give the matter atten-
ton and to work diligently toward a
solution of the problem.
Sheep Future Factor in Live Stock
Industry
That the sheep is finally coming
into its own in the Northwest and
Will hereafter be prominent factor
!, ln the practice of the veterinarians
Wes the contention of DR.. L. r. Baker
OF Moscow at the session of the asso-
cation Monday afternoon. The in
ereaslng value of sheep and their
more general use on Northwest farms
Will give them place in the live stock
industry OF the Northwest and the
f~erlnarians must place themselves
III position to handle sheep diseases
rs efficiently as diseases of other
I'VE stock DR.. Baker outlined
polsons and contagious diseases pc
eaiiaf to sheep and suggested a
classification of sheep diseases to
make a diagnosis easier.
A discussion of tuberculosis.
as well as other comm on chick dis
vases, contagious and non-contag-
'ous, was led by DR.. B. r. Simms of
'ne oregon Agricultural Collsge.
An address on the relationship of
Ae county agricultural agent and
,ete''hafy practitioner by DR.. A. r.
.1'iiler' county agent of Stevens
Ouhty' developed a lively discussion
~ .he duties of the county agent.
"nile there is a vast difference in
'Ae work the veterinarian and agri-
'''ufist must do, the veterinarians
uued that closer cooperation
su'"eeh the two would prove mutu-
aiiy beneficial as we'll as beneficial 10
'ne community.
Or A. C. Brown of Vancouver
an asn'' was absent, but his paper on
lefn staggers" was read and was
.o" o"eu by a discussion by DR.. Carl
oA'er or Bellingham. The discus
~. A brought out the fact that the
~ % probably responsible for sim
= Far trouble in other parts of the
'e IMAM typical fern distrlcs but
: not SO diagnosed.
inaa, ay evening the visiting veter-
-. 1'iaiis were guests at a bannuet In
Z "st hohor at the Graystone Inn.
~. 2 D. Nelson, head of the veter-
toa' department at w. s. c., was
sponded. '''''
Municipal Inspection
~. unicipal inspection of all meats
~, o'nerwise inspected and munich
naa :. testing of all dairy cows or forced
rfasteuriZation of oil Yin, s,.,