The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-27
NORTH DAKOTA
LEADS NATION
IN STOCK CARE
State Has Done More to Sup
press Bovine tuberculosis
Than Any Other.
SANITARY BOARD ACTIVE
Regulations Established Long in
Advance of Other
CommOnwealths.
SANITARY BOARD ACTIVE

North Dakota leads all states III the
control and eradication Of bovine tu-
berculOsis in cooperation with the
United States bureau Of animal indus
try.
By reports submitted during the an
nual meeting of the United States Live
Stock Sanitary association recently
held in Chicago, North Dakota showed
the best record of any state on work
performed during the year toward the
control and eradication Of bovine tu-
herculosis in cooperation with the
United States bureau of animal indus
try.
The reports showed that breeders.
especially Of pure bred cattle, were
showing a very live interest in the
plans for the control and eradication
of this disease. Special interest Is
taken in the plan of establishing fed
eral and state accredited tuberculosis
free herds. Many of the breeders LOOK
upon this plan as good business prop
Osition, while others take pride in
having their herds so recognized; some
are Indifferent and would give the sub
jjcct no attention if they were not COM
PEELED to.
Record for 1918.
; The report of the North Dakota live
stock sanitary board shows that dur
ing the year ending July I, 1918 S39
herds comprising 14,7S3 cattle, were tll-
berculin tested. 66S reacting to the
test, being about 4h per cent. OF this
number tested $500 were pure bred
cattle. Sixty four herds Of pure bred
cattle were. placed In the state and
federal accredited tuberculosis-free
lists. These herds passed two annual
tuberculin tests without any reactions
1t is anticipated that this list. will
be considerably increased another year
as MANY of the herds have passed one
annual test.
All the cattle in five townships in
one county, comprising 1,429 head
twere ,tuberculin tested, 30 of these hay
ing reacted. While this is smaE
area, it was demonstrated that tho
Ian Of testing all cattle in a circum
scribcd area was practicable.
1t was found in many instances that
cattle reacting to the tubcrculin tes,
had been shipped in from other states
in spite Of the fact that the animals
were accompanied by health certifi
Gates.
Regulations Established.
The live stock sanitary board estab
lished regulations requiring that al
pure bred cattle shipped into NORTH
Dakota must be held for period OF
not less than 60 days and be subjected
to retest, unless originating from
federal or state accredited tuberculosis
free herds. Within the past year 50s
pure bred cattle imported into the state
were retested, IS reacting, or over II
per cent.
There has been law in force ii
North Dakota since 1918 prohibitin,
the sale Of pure bred cattle for any
purpose except immediate slaughter
unless the animals have been tubercu
lin tested under the direction Of the
live stock sanitary board, within 1
year. and arc accompanied by healtl
certificate from this department
Through the enforcement of this Law
1 the traffic in tuberculous pure bret
cattle within the state, has been pre-
vented. If the admission of tubercu
lous animals from outside the stat.
can he prevented. it is believed thai
tuberculosis in pure bred cattle viii
be almost entirely eliminated in few
years.