The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-01-27
VETERINARIAN ON
STOCK DISEASES
DIR. w. ]. BUTLER TELLS OF THE
WORK OF LIVE STOCK
SANITARY BOARD.
Over Three Quarters Of . Million
Head OF Stock Inspected; Chambers
Practically Eradicated; sheep Sea.
bies Non.Existent; Montana Swine
Healthy.

Eradication OF livestock diseases IN
Montana made much progress during
the past year, according to the an
nual report of DR.. w. ]. Butler, state
veterinary surgeon and director Of
the Montana livestock sanitary board
laboratories, just issued.
There were inspected from Dec. /,
1920. to Nov. 80, 1921, S59.S73 ami
mails. To accomplish this work it is
stated that deputy state veterinary
surgeons travelled 137,367 miles. Boz
vine tuberculosis, CHAMBERS and dour-
inc were given special attention by
the department, it was said, with the
result that Of 1882 cattle tested
only - of per cent were found
with tuberculosis. This reduction in
bovine tuberculosis is record which
u declared to be uneQualed by any
state. with the exception of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Little Chambers Now.
Chambers and dourine. a few years
ago, were diseases greatly feared by
horsemen. In the year Just passed
there were but six cases Of glanders
found in the entire state, and but II
cases Of dourIne.
In regard to the importance of the
battle against bovine tuberculosis. DR..
Butler says: Bovine tuberculosis
may be eradicated without human tu-
bercuiosis being eradicated. but hu-
man tuberculosis, and especially alb
dominal tuberculosis in children, new
or will be stopped until after bovine
tuberculosis has been eradicated."
Compares West and East.
The report compares the work of
Montana and New York in the fight
against tuberculosis. In New York,
It is said. there was spent In indem-
nifty for tuberculosis cattle alone ap-
proximately $1,250,0O0, while during
the past year the state Of Montana
paid but $23,4O1.13. Montana. 1t is
stated, leads the entire United States
with 1916 cattle under supervi-
sion. New York is second with 127,-
al.
Additional satisfaction. especially
to the sheep industry, is the fact that
sheep scabies does not exist in the
state. Montana hogs, it is said, are
remarkably free from disease. There
have been several outbreaks of chol-
"a % VA0 pAAACAV0Ay W ASSOAuS tu>
cooked garbage and pork scraps, but
the department has been able to con-
troll these outbreaks by vaccination
and quarantine.
Many Poisoning Cases.
The report of DR.. Emil Stare, chem
ist Of the sanitary board, urges strict
supervision over the sale Of poisonous
drugs. Numerous cases of arsenical
and strychnine poisoning are cited.
The poison has been used to extermi-
nate gophers and grasshoppers.
The report Of the pathologic and
bacteriologic laboratory covers in de-
tail the work of the department. This
department published the first real
authentic report Of blackleg in sheep.
Sheep blackleg. 1t is said, is very rare.
Experiments carried on by the sani-
tary board in conjunction with the ex-
perimental station at Bozeman show
that sheep can be immunized against
this disease. The laboratory, IN
conjunction with the experimental
station. is carrying on investigational
and research on Hunger" sheep.
Progress is being made IN this work,
1t is said, but no definite outline for
its prevention or cure has yet been
found. The detailed report Of the lab
oratory shows diagnoses on 1873 spec
linens, which required 125 animal In
REGULATIONS and a number Of field in
vestigations. There was one case of
hook work found in a silver fox