The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-11-25
Control Of Animal Diseases


ca ses is known IS Live Stock SANITARY
Control Work.
State and Federal Live Stock Sanitary
Control Work ia order to be effective
must be properly organized and inteIli
geotly directed. TIE Live Stock De
partment of the State of Tennessee a.
now constituted, was created by Chap
ter 1855. Acts 1901. In 1907 and l9l;
the original Act was amended to con
form to later day knowledge along
disease prevention lines.
The, function and duty of the State
Veterinarians office-as the writei
understands it-is to foster and tc pro
tect the live stock interests OF Ten
nesses by preventing the introduction
of Contagious and infectious animal dis
eases from other States. also the
control, suppress and finally eradicate
those infectious diseases that we have
already with US.
Good authorities pronounce the Live
Stock Sanitary Control Laws of Ten
nessee sound, practical and we'll abreast
with the times. Some of the animal
diseases which these laws are supposed
to prevent, control and suppress are as
follows; Chambers. Actinomycosis Lump
Jaw), Infectious Abortion, Anthrax,
Tuberculosis. Blackleg. Hog Cholera,
Swine Plague, Necrobacillosis, Cow
Pox, Dourine, European Foot and
Mouth Disease, Hemorrhagic Septicae-
mia. Johne' sDisesse, Lung Worm
Disease, Contagious PIeuro-Pneumonis,
Hydrophobia, Texas Fever. Sheep Scsb
and Cattle Scab.
From and economic viewpoint 1t is
imperative that these destructive
diseases of animals be entirely sup
pressed, or at least prevented from
spreading to any alarming degree. To
do this requires constant services OF
several veterinarians trained and
skilled in particular branches of Vet
Urinary Science. In addition to the
economic Importance of controlling
these animal diseases, such work pos
sesses a human phase as many OF them
are transmitted direct from animals to
man by contact. and others areindirect-
" communicable to man through the
medium of milk and meat.
The Federal Government-t through its
Nashville effects literally cooperating
with the State of Tennessee in eradicat-
ing bovine tuberculosis. and controlling
the spread of Hog Cholera. The former
specialists have been detailed to work
in Tennessee in connection with the
State Veterinarians office, These
Men salaries and their travelling
expenses are being paid from the
Federal treasury. Their services-free
of charge are at the command Of the
Livestock owners of Tennessee. The
State Veterinarian has three assistants
whose services are also available free
of cost to the tax payers.
The method of procedure in securing
services from the Live Stock Depart.
ment is prescribed by Statue as follows:
Acts 1901, Chapter l56, Section Breads
"Be it further enacted. That the
County Board Of Health of each county.
whenever any case or cases OF COM
munciabe diseases among the domestic
animals of their county 10 reported to
exist, shall Immediately cause the same
to be investigated. preferably by
qualified veterinarian, and, should
such investigation show sreasonable
probsbllit, that such animal or snimsls
are affected with communicable dis
ease. the said County Board of Health
shall immedistely establish such tempo
rary quarantine as may be.hecesssry.
in their judgement. to prevent the
spread of diseases. and shall, wit out
d. lay, report al action taken to the
State Veterinarian. aud the acts of the
said Board vi Health establishing said
temporary quarantine shat have the
same force and erect as though ct
tablished by the Commissioner of Agri-
culture and the State Veterinarian,
until such time az they shall take
charge of the case or cases, and The
County Board Of Health of every Coun-
ty in the State shall adopt and enforce
suen rules and regulations as said
Commissioner of Agriculture and the
State Veterinarian may prescribe,
having for their object the prevention
aud :restriction of spientic Or Texas
fever. ..or any other communicable
disease amouS domestic animals which
may be either threatened or developed
10 such localities; and all expenses in
Cured by the County Board Of Health
in carrying out the provisions OF this
A 81 - III ~ = .ornkv charua and shall