Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-16

have been made that the per cent. Of
diseased animals and herds which re-
act is increased from II to 80 per cent.
This is due. no doubt, to the change
In conditions which have taken place
from the last 90 to % years. Large
numbers of dairymen in the state, at the
present time, are buying in cows con-
tinually to maintain the milk flow in
their herds. Until recent years very
low percent of these cows that were
imported from other states have been
subject to the tuberculin test and often
times cows have been imported which
had had been tested so many times for
tuberculosis by the old method that they
finally failed to react. Such a situa-
ton is remedied at the present time by
a combination Of all tests.
At the present time the cattle dealers
who are shipping in cows are. co-operat-
ing well in this work Without their CO.
operation it would be practically impossi-
BILE to be as Though in getting the right
kind of COWS to the dairy men. At the
present time the retest Is used in this
state. A few infected animals are bound
to get by veterinaries in other states
and the retest simply insures the men
against bringing in any possible diseased
animals Only a few reacters are found
in retests, hut Enough are found to
make It worth while.
The state law aims at securing the CO.
| operation of the dairymen and does not
| have for its intent any sort Of police
| duty. Commissioner Whittlesey stated
| that he hoped the time would never come
when tuberculin testing would be made
| compulsory by the state wide law. It is
! unfortunate even for municipalities to
require tuberculin testing under the pres
| ent conditions. New Haven recently
| called a meeting Of the board of health
to consider pasteurization Of tuberculin
| testing of all milk. At that tinne Commits
| sioner Whittlesey pointed out that while
this was an ideal to work towards. time
must be given the average dairyman TO
change his conditions TO meet the grow
ing demand for this sort of thing and
| change in conditions cannot b. brought
to all in minute. The local boards Of
health also have a view point which
must be considered. They are resDon-
stble for the public health and wher
they believe that there are a number Of
herds supplying milk in any one state
that contain large number OF tuber-
cllin animals there is some reason fol
their urging as strongly as possible tn,
betterment Of the milk supply in tina
state. There is need for close. co-opera
ton between local boards Of health AM
local dairymen if this situation is to b
, worked out in the best possible way.
= Questions havre often been raised a
f | to whether talberculin testing actual
t does do away with the disease. W
| find from time to time many men tina
= do not believe in tuberculin testing an
cite specific instances where ,tuberculi
testing has failed in tneid estimation. {
take out tuberculin animals but wher
apparently health animals have been cor
! cd inc
= common, can he found An animal ma
be slightly affected with the disease an
| react. Through good feeding and mar
= | agement within six months or a year
Z time that same animal may have ar
!, | parently cured herself Of the diseas
: and she would not react to the secon
a tUberculin test. The fact Is she ha
healed over the tuberculosis LESSONS an
, as long as her health remains in 2
:, good shape there is probably little poss
a hility Of her giving the disease either !
her milk or to other cattle. If. throug
high feeding and over strain the chany
Is are this disease will break out agai
and this COW viii be much more dar
' gerous then than she was before
e average Of 81 herds which have bee
= tested three times covering som5thin
T. like 100 herds OF cattle show on N
!. first test SO per cent. reacters: on tn
s second test in these 81 heards 8 ne
= cent. reacters We're found on the thir
Y test per cent. HAZE been found. Til
e would be bound to Show pretty cor
a clusively that the tuberculin test is a
e efficient means Of cleaning uD disease
= conditions in our herds
I Following Commissioned WTlfttiesev
n address, DR.. PenneU the local health o.
$ fcer of New London. smoke briefly O
e the attitude Of the board of health :,
n wards the milk supply for the state ar
e called attention TO the growing demar
e for milk from tuberculin tested herds
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