The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-01-27
CATTLE DISEASES OVER STATE
ARE LARGELY EAADlCATED

Eradication CT livestock diseases IN
Montana made much progress during
the past year, according to the annual
report of DIR. w. ]. Butler, state vet
ernary surgeon and director OF the
! Montana livestock sanitary board ian-
Oratcries.
There were inspected from December
! I. 1920. to November 30. 1921. 359.S73
! autmais. To accomplish this work y
il stated that deputy state veterinary
surgeons travelled 13.267 mites. Bovine
tuberculosis. CHAMBERS and dourins
were given special attention by tue
department. it was said. with the re-
suit that Of 1892 cattle tested only
~ cf one per cent were found with
tuberculosis. This reduction in bovine
ttubercu1osis il a record which ia de-
clared to be unequalled by any state
with the exception Of the District OF
Columbia.
Chambers an1 uourine ~ few yeats
IaSo were diseases greatly feared BY
;horsemen. In the year just past thece
|were but six cases Of CHAMBERS found
lin the entire state. and but II cases OF
idourinc.
In regard to the Importance OF the
hattie against bovine tuberculosis, Dr.
lEutler says: "Bovine tubercul0sfs may
!be eradicatcd without human tubercu.
,lssis being era6ltcated. but human tn.
lbcrcuIosis. aud especially abdominal
Tuberculosis In children. never will he
stopped until after bovine tuberculo'
sis has been eradicated."
The report compares the work Of
Montana and New York in the fight
lagainst tuberculosis. In New York. !"
IL said. there was spent in indeu'nity
a IN tr~r.n - =
u,ately $l.360.0OO. while during the
past year the state Of Montana paid
but s23,40l.1S. Montana. it is state:
LEADS tho entire United States wit
l1n7,1S5 cattle under supervision. New
York Is second with 127. 941.
Additional satisfaction, especially II
the sheep industry. is the fact tha
sheep saclies does not exist in thu
Estate. Montana hogs. it is said. arr
remarkably free from disease. Their
have been several outbreaks Of cholera
due principally to feeding uncooke
garbage and pork scraps. but the Gle
partment has been able to conti''
/ these outbreaks by vaccination an
qua rantine.
The report cf nr. Emf, starr, che's,
i list Of the sanitary board. urges strte
supervision over the sale OF poisonou
I ! drugs. Numerous cases of arsenic;
N and strychnins poisoning are cited tn
II olsen has been used to extern,ina'
II scphers anu grasshoppcrs.
Il The report of the patholoeic an
Iacteriologic laboratory covers in d.
tail the work of the department. Tn
= department published the first real al
- !thentic report of blacklre in shes
Sheep blcckleg, it is said, is very rar
Experiments carried on by the sanita
board in conjunction with the expe'
Iimental station at BOzeman shows tn
sheep can be i,nmuaxcd against
disease The laboratory. n conjuhcti
with the experimental station. IS carr
ing on investigationaf and resear
t:wcrk on ".unger" sheep Progress
being made in this work. it Is sa
but no definite outline for its prove
49,. ton or cure has Vet been found. 7
cdtailed report of the laboratc
Is shows diagnosis on 1873 specimens
- q number CT efild Investigations. Tit
ted was one case OF hook worm found
Ing a silver fox.