The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-11
TUBERCULOSIS
AREA TEST

The area test for the eradication Of
tuberculosis in cattle will begin in
this county on october Goth. Word
was received from DR.. Charles E. Cot
ton of the Minnesota Livestock SAM
tary Board today stating that seven
State and Federal veterinarians Will
begin work in the north end OF the
county on that date and many more
will come as soon as work is completed
in one of the counties. Farmers are
urged to render as much assistance
as possible so that the work can be
completed in the shortest time possible.
Bringing cattle into the county after
October 9th is prohibited except in
the following cases:
Steers may be imported for feeding
and grazing purposes without an ap-
proved tuberculin test certificate, on
a special permit issued by the Mime
sofa State Livestock Sanitary Board;
all such steers shall be placed in OFF,
cial quarantine by said Board and
held separate and apart from any
other cattle.
Cattle for the purpose of immediate
slaughter may be imported into this
county without an approved test GER
tificate on a special permit issued by
the Minnesota State Live Stock SAM
tary Board; they must be slaughtered
within ten days and during this in
terval must be held separate and apart
from other cattle.
Cattle may be imported into this
county to be added to herds in which
the last official test made under the
area plan of control disclosed reactors,
provided such imported cattle have
passed a satisfactory tuberculin test
applied within sixty days Of importa-
ton, and such cattle must be retained
on farms to which they have been
added at the time of Importation and
subjected to the next official tubercu-
lin test of such herds; such cattle may
be imported and added to a herd
which has passed complete satiSfac-
tory tuberculin test under the area
plan, and may be placed on the farm
on premises Of the purchaser Or keep
er but they must be quarantined and
isolated on such farm or premises and
cattle until passing tuberculin re-
test made by an approved veterinarian
at the owners expense not earlier than
sixty or later than one hundred twen-
ty days from the date of the last ap-
proved test.
The following classes of cattle may
be imported without the requirements
of quarantine and retest, if accom-
panied by an official health certificate
which has been approved by the
Minnesota State Live Stock Sanitary
Board:
(a) Cattle originating from State
Federal Accredited tuberculosis Free
Herds.
CD Cattle originating from herds
under the accredited herd plan, and
in which no reactorS were disclosed
in the last official tuberculin test OF
the complete herd, may be imported
within six months of the date Of the
last complete test.
Co Cattle originating from the herds
in Modified Accredited tuberculosis
Free counties in Minnesota, in which
no reactors were disclosed in the last
official tuberculin test of the complete
herd.
I'D Cattle originating from herds
that have passed one complete test in
which no reactors were disclosed, ap-
piled within sixty days of date OF i'm
portation by an approved veterinarian.
No cattle shall be offered at public
sale for purposes other than immediate
slaughter, or exhibited at show and
fairs unless they have passed salts
factory tuberculin test by an approx
ed veterinarian and are accompanied
by the official certificate.
Cattle must be transported in clean
ed and disinfected cars or trucks and
if they have through any public stock
yards they shall have been maintain
ed in such yards in isolation from all
other livestock and in cleaned and
disinfected pens and be accompanied
by certified statement of the FEEDER
al Inspector in charge or duly author
lied State Live Stock Sanitary official