Connecticut western news., 1921-08-25
WAR DECLARED ON
 TUBERCULAR CATTLE
"No More Group Quaran- tine," Says Commissioner
 Whittlesey

condemned amman III ConnecIlcuI' as far as Commissioner on Domestic Animals Whittlesey is concerned, so Commissioner Whittlesey said, com menting on the favorable action taken by the Hartford Board of Health Wednesday evening in sup porting his stand in the matter.
 "There will be no more group quarantine of tubercular cattle" Commissioner Whittlesey declared. The commissioners contention IS that, whether pasteurized or not, no milk from tubercular dairy cows should be sold for human consump- tion. Tuberculosis, Commissioner 1 Whittlesey pointed out, is the most 1 serious disease of cattle and human beings with mortality rate of ap- proximately 90 per cent.
 From October 1, 1910 to January 1, 1921, Commissioner Whittlesey explained, his department had tested 2,171 herds of dairy cattle and had condemned 6,622 cows. This is exclusive of the work done since the first of the year and especially, since July 1 when the department began to use the $14O,O0O appropriation voted by the General Assembly to l further the eradication of bovine 1 tuberculosis.
 Commissioner Whittlesey quoted Dr. John T. Black, head of the state department of health, as having made the following statement rela- tive to the sale of milk from infected cattle:-
 'tThe use of milk from tubercu- lous cows constitutes distinct men, ae to public health. The findings of able investigators show that, very l large proportion of tuberculosis in young children is of the bovine type" 1, Tn his letter to the Hartford Board of Health explaining his stand on the futility of segregating infeced cat tie, Commissioner Whittlesey said:-
 .ss'It is the opinion of the commis- sioner on domestic animals that the maintenance of such 8 herd is not profitable, neither does it appear that such herds are in keeping with the health Standards of our state and city,. even in view of the fact that this milk is pasteurized.n
 Commissioner Whittlesey called I attention of the Hartford Board of Health to "the importance of the milk supply to the city of Hartford. more especially the source of up ply" and explained the formation of two infected herds of dairy COWS. He explained the agreement under which the herds wer assembled and said:
 "The condition which I wish to bring most specifically to your at tention is the fact that when there cows, tubercular cows, are picked out of certain herds and brought to. gether that their period of usefulness does not appear of long duration They break down very quickly, many developing udder lesions of 2 tuber- cular nature and many showing the particular tubercular focci in the mammary limphatic glands or udder Possible Danger 1 "1t has been necessary to remove at each physical examination large lumber of animals on account of hese physical defects, especially the l udder lesions. Post mortem examin- ations have shown that many gener- alized cases of tuberculosis, too many, making ones confidence of the products of such COWS little doubtful, especially if there should be slips during the act of pasteur- ization.
 Herewith is submitted a report on the date of adoption, time of examination, number removed at such examinations and post norteln findings:
 Herd No.
 "Tuberculin tested February 20 and 21, 1921, containing forty-five animals, thirty-two of which re- acted. Twenty-six were slaughtered, seven being generalized cases of tuberculosis on post mortem. The balance of the herd was quarantined and milk allowed to be sold only for pasteurization. Since that time seventeen reactors were added, com ing from different herds, and on No Vember l7, 1920, physical eXamina- tions showed eleven with physical signs of tuberculosis. These eleven were removed and slaughtered and on post mortem one was a general ized case.
 "On August the herd was again given a physical examination, eight cen showing physical signs of ruber- culosis and seven showing signs of udder lesions. This number was slaughtered and on post mortem re- vealed six generalized cases and all others showed we'll marked lesions of tuberculosis in different parts, in cluding the udder.
 Herd No. 2
 Consisting of ffty-nine head tu- bereulin tested April 16, 1920 l Fif+u-0ro roaofnrs xx1axrc fnr,x1I AL,s~~R.~