The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-18
idaho FIGHTING
COW TUBERCULOSIS
STATE VETERINARIAN ADAMS
TELLS OF WORK DONE HERE
AND ELSEWHERE.

! DR.. j. D. Adams, state veterinarian
and director of the Idaho State Bu-
reau of Animal Industry is here in
the interest of tuberculosis eradica-
ton work in cattle, also looking after
all cases of any sort of contagious or
infectious diseases in livestock which
affect the industry. In an interview
DR.. Adames said:
THE tuberculosis eradication in
cattle is directed by the state and
federal bureau cooperating.
-Four accredited State and federal
VETERANS are doing this cooperative
testing of cattle in the state under
the direct supervision of DR.. Adams,
director for the state and DR.. w. A.
Sullivan, inspector in charge for the
federal bureau
'This testing of cattle for tuber-
culosls under state and federal su-
pervision, with the idea of eradicating
this disease from the cattle was in
augurated in many of the eastern
states some years ago, but up until
1919 Idaho had no laws authorizing
this cooperative work and very little
could be done in protecting the cattle
industry of Idaho from the importa-
tlon of infected cattle, consequently
many diseased animals were dumped
into this state. 4
The 1919 session of the legislature
passed laws providing for this CO.
operation, and the credit official
VETERANS to carry on the work of
eradication and control of this work
sice that law was npassed early every
section of the state has been given
some service, to the extent of the ia
cilities at hand and many diseased
animals have been taken from the
valuable dairy and beef herds of the
state.
"Many towns in the state have
passed ordinances controlling their
milk supply and we are cooperating
with them in trying to provide milk
supply from cows free from this dis
ease.
'In SO far as the state and federal
governments are concerned this test
ing is not compulsory, except for
shipments of cattle into and out of
,he state, and for exhibiting cattle at
fairs and livestock shows; but where
cities and towns have ordinances re-
1uiring their milk supply to come
rom tuberculosis" free animals, we
with them in giving an Of
,icial test, which is necessary under
he present laws and remove the dis
,ased animals.
about 10000 dairy and beef cat
lie have already been tested in this
tate and the records show that an
lverage of 31a per cent of the ami
nails tested have been diseased.
"In some counties in the state, as
Ugh as 23 per cent of the cattle test
d show disase This however occur
ng in large dairy herds in certain
istricts.
"In Latah County over 1000 head of
attic, mostly dairy cows have been
ested and 30 reactors have been
aiken from the herds which show
hat Latah County on an average has
bout as much of this disease in the
attic as other counties.
"There are at present % ''tubercu-
)sis" free accredited herds in the
tate and about 1000 herds in pro-
ess of accreditation, which contain
yer $4,000 head of cattle under state
nd federal supervision.
idaho as a whole has very low
er cena (31a per cent? of tuberculosis
nd with the hardy and unrestricted
of the cattle owners, as
as been shown in Latah county, this
wv per cent of disease can be lower
d and the disease controlled and
radicated and provide the public
18th a milk supply from cattle free
,om tuberculosis"