The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-28
SEEKS THE s00Rg
TUBERCULOSIS CATH
Bureau Of Animal industry TAksAS
Prompt Action TO Suppress Inter-
state Shsscucnt Of Digasesi sstuciss


! Washington. D. c., April 2s.--{scnl.Ss3
ing the outcome OF Nh i1vestisasksil nxs
I the bureau of animal industry. InitedS
States department of Agriculture. sfssu9
the sources OF tuberculosis cattle iaieiNs5
shipped TO southern states, perssttsss
about to buy stock, especially d5kissys
animals, are cadtioned TIC make fuit@
inquiry into the health of the sterts ard
the sanitary conditions on the FARMS
from which the animals come.
Veterinary inspectors of tho Tenr~A
essee department of Agriculture ass.s
the federal bureau % animal intiustry.
who tested 3 carloads of eattle sasss
ceived from Illinois few month"; an0
by Tennessee, purchasers. found tssat
tuberculosis existed among frGl0 On ~
81 per cent. u the animals aeq,,iresi@
The sectiDn from which the cattA8
were received l. now under ia"es'i igs wa
ton, and the case promises TO paralH 81,
that or an Ilronis cattle d~s3er =" hvt
was recently convicted 10 tile fetiei3sa
court for using the United states mails
20 dcfraud prospective purchasers Of
dairy cattle.
The bureau, backed by the scientific
| and legal s,affs Of the department ~
agriculture. is determined that she
new dairy communities OF the south
, and other parts Of the country Shai
not be made a dumping ground for
diseased Cattle sold by INSCRIPTIONS
dealers. NEGOTIATIONS have shown
| that southern herds In general are re-
latively free from tuberculosis OF
! 200 cattle recently tested in herd
supplying milk to birmingham, a s#
/ only ~ wera found 10 be tuberculosis rs
That is less than ] per cent, which "
much below the estimated average for
, the United States as whole.
( Bureau officials state that more
cases OF tuberculosis usually are found
among the dairy herds in and neat
/ cities than among native cattle. be-
: cause the form ar herds arc augmented
more often by animals shipped In from
OUTSIDE sources. Such a condition
points to the need for greater pre-
I cautions by purchasers in obtaining
/ stock. Safety lies in buying froT7
those farms known definitely to he free
from disease. More and more pure
bred and grade herds are now being
officially accredited as free from tu-
bercuiosis, and the further develops
/ ment of these sources Of healthy cat
tie is expected to reduce the opportun-
ity for traffic in diseased animals.
The condition of the three carr
loads of cattle found bV federal In-
spector TO he more than half tuberet;
iosis was bitter surprise to the Tenn
esSee dairymen. In one lot Of ] 6 en-
lie, Is reacted to the test. and pos;
norton ex2mit alton of All hut three
cows which we're hela To calve.
showed well~Enarked lcs!ons OF tubers-
ulosis.
In another lot Of &c animals ! : res
acted to the tcat, four of which WEISS
so badly affected that hey were coil.
II q ,1fT
other lot ore Of the anir7als died be
/ fore test could be made
I The damage done. by shipments -
/ the kind mentioned IL beyond reck-
| oning. especially when the depressini.
! effect of tho fraud on the local da!rs
/ industry is considered Officials Of tie
! United States department OF a9ricu
| ture declare tlQt except in the en-
7 OF valuable ptice-hred hresding stocss
I isolated from healthy anig4als the best
| remedy is the heroic met hsst. -
slaughtering tlse animals which rear
to the test, cleaning np the herds K
once. and after that keeping them fro.
from disease ~ provided under the a@-
credit ed herd plan.
I Cooperative arrangements IN sonss
, states make the state and savernmpE
partners In sharing with the ownes
| the loss of cattle found diseased al
/ slaughtered. ms incentive foW@l Y 4
complete eradication is n policy which
! the department OF agriculture is cess
! deavoring to have every state adop
! The laws Of many states provide---sAff S
/ this Is an important matter for dal8w VI
! men to considcr--that ideunty de-
paid for condemned animals only at
/ ter they have been kept in the state
/ "a specific period. usually six months 81
( a year. In Tennessee bovine tubcrot'-
! losis IS being oradicated by the sfat@a
I and government 0peraflTGlE. bN1A
/ the matter of reimbursement Is aa-@
ministered by county authorities.