The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-15
LIVESTOCK REVIEW
OF NORTHDAK0TAlS
GIVEN TO GOVERNOR
Dr.. w. F. CreWe, Board veter.
marian, Says 80 Counties
Arc Now Accredited
URGES FEDERAL TEST LAW
Courts Have Ruled Away Au-
thority of States to Regulate
Interstate Shipments

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Burleigh county vas this year added |
to the accredited tuberculoSiS-free
cattle areas of the state, according to
the annual report which DR.. w. F.
Crewe, executive officer and state
veterinarian Of the livestock sanitary
board, has submitted to Governor
George F. Shafer.
DR.. Crewe reviews this tuberculosis
testing as the continuing main ac-
tivity of the board. During the year,
he says, 1888 herds, containing 352,- |
443 cattle, were tested, revealing 1912
reactors.
Eleven counties were reteSted dur
ing the year and were reaccredited,
says the report, these being Richland,
Cass, La Moure, Grand Forks. Kidder, |
Ramsey, Towner, Ransom. Renville, |
Ward and Dickey.
Divide, Williams, Sheridan, Pierce,
Morton, McHenry and Mckenzie
counties have been added to the mod
flied accredited area Of the state, for
a period of three years.
Bangs Disease Serious
Thirteen counties remain which
have not been accredited. However,
the original test has been completed
in three OF these and the work Is being
carried on in three more.
Up to July /. 80 counties were
placed on the accredited list. Cattle
owners are almost unanimous, says
the report, in desiring this test to be
continued, that the state eventually
may be entirely freed Of ~tubercular
cattle. In other states there has been
some opposition, but the courts have
upheld the veterinary authorities in
decisions sustaining the authority of
the testing laws.
DR.. Crewe says statistics indicate
that there are about 1885, 900 cattle
in the state, an increase of nearly
100000 during the year. 495. 900 being
mich COWS and heifers. There are
Gas 900 sheep, an increase Of 10000.
and 68l 900 swine, an increase Of
10000 also, in the state says the re-
port.
Next to bovine tuberculosis, says the
report, the most serious disease of
North Dakota cattle is Bangs CON-
tagious abortion. Up to this time, 100
herds. comprising 1887 head have
been tested for this malady, with $50
head reacting. The test Is by blood
agglutination. If it reveals the germs
of the disease in the blood Of an ami
NAL. the only procedure that can be
taken Is to segregate the infected one
from the others.
Escape Heavy Anthrax Toll
Reviewing other livestock ailments,
the report says:
while we have had some loss from
hemorrhagic septicemia. 1t has not
been as extensive as some former
years. A vaccine has been developed
that seems to give promise Of being
very effective in preventing this dis
ease.
while a sporadic outbreak of an
thrax caused the loss of some hogs,
no other outbreaks have occurred.
Some loss occurred from black leg,
even in herds that had been vacci-
mated. Investigation indicated that
the vaccine was at fault, as proper
vaccination with a reliable product
protects against this disease.
Cattle were found affected with
scabies in Sheridan county. The
county erected a dipping vat; $50
cattle were dipped in q crude oil
emulsion, and we believe the disease
was removed"
1t is interesting to note that only
one horse has been destroyed for
CHAMBERS during the year. It has been
stated that the horse Is disappearing
but statistics show that we still have
over $40 900 horses in North Dakota.
No cases of dourine have been found
in the past 10 years.
State Sheep Healthy
sheep have been comparatively
free from disease. Some loss has
been reported occurring in lambs
from intestinal parasites. Our sheep
are still on the increase. now num-
bering 645, 900, being about 10000
more than a year ago.
1T was pretty we'll considered that
this vas going to be a hog cholera
year and this disease has existed Ia
some extent In the southeastern part
of the state but the loss was not what
I was anticipated. Vaccination In the
section Of the state where the dis
. ease prevailed has been quite extern
sively resorted to. Statistics indicate
that our swine population has fallen
off about 10000, there now being
about 68l ,0O0."
Calls for More Power
DR.. Crewe again comments on thu
hampering effects of a federal cour,
decision destroying the authorit,
which the states had exercised in thu
regulation of interstate shipment O,
livestock. This restricts sanitary
I regulations to the federal authorize.
: alone. The states are anxious K
]. have their previous exercise Of au.
, thority restored by legislation OF con.
, gress and q bill has been introduced
+. to remedy the situation. The repor'
/. says of this:
2 This matter was brought up befor,
the U. S. Live Stock Sanitary asso.
: citation last year. A special Legislative
committee was appointed to have
bill introduced in congress to remed!
the situation. DR.. w. j. Butler O
Montana, named chairman, with MI
Mercer, of Kansas, and DR.. Bahnson
OF Georgia, met in Washington an.
had a bill introduced in the form O
a resolution. This bill was introduce,
\ In the senate by Senator Walsh O
Montana. and a similar bill was in
tr0duced in the house by MI. Andre
son Of Minnesota. The Legislative
committee appeared with DR.. Noble,
chief Of the bureau. and DR.. Wight
chief Of the tuberculosis division, be
fore the committees On agriculture il
the house and senate in favor of tn