Evening star., 1940-08-27
Veterinarians
.Lauded for Milk
Quality Here
Rutland Addresses
Convention; Role
In Defense Stressed

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responsible for giving Washington
"one of the finest milk supplies in
the Nation" DR.. George c. Ruh-
land, District health officer, told
the opening session of the Ameri-
can Veterinary Medical Association s
77th annual convention at the May
flower Hotel.
There has been a tremendous
improvement in the quality of milk
distributed in the District" DR..
Rutland said, explaining that 'it
is both cleaner and better. This
development also has resulted from
the adoption of a score card sys-
tenn for rating dairy farms which
supply milk to the CITY,"
The health officer lauded veter-
inarians for many contributions to
public health, notably in the con-
troll of bovine tuberculosis, which
has materially reduced tuberculosis
of the bones and glands of humans.
He said, too, that the profession has
aided in reclaiming vast acreages
through its tick control program.
Responding to DR.. Ruhland's well
come to the approximately 1000
veterinarians gathered here, Repre-
sentative Gillie of Indiana, also a
veterinarian, stated that animal
specialists had an important role
to play in national defense.
DIR. Huddleson Gets Medal.
The Army Veterinary Corps, Rep
resentative Gillie said, already is
rendering much-needed service
and is fully equipped to perform its
mission under conditions of peace
or war. 1t is through this corps,
its Reserve and the National Guard,
he said, that veterinarians will con-
tribute the most toward national
defense.
DIR. Way Talks on Rabies.
Measures toscontrol and eradicate
canine rabies were recommended by
DR.. Cassius Way, president of the
association.
DR.. Way urged passage of national
legislation giving the dog an equal
status with other livestock and sug-
gested uniform compulsory State
laws providing for humane destruc-
ton of all stray and ownerless dogs,
for the licensing of all other dogs
and for a six-month quarantine of
all dogs brought into the country.
He advocated that the Federal Bu-
reau of Animal Industry, in cooper
alton with veterinary practitioners, be
charged with correlating a Federal
State plan for the control of rabies.
The delegates also heard their
president envision virtually un-
limited production of thoroughbred
horses by means of artificial breed
ing-a practice now successfully used
for improving livestock breeds.
DR.. Way said scientific artificial
dissemination would have enabled
such racers as Man o. War, Black
Tony and Sun Briar to have pro-
duced 500 fold annually instead of
IS or 40.
DR.. Way said the country veteri-
narianS are well prepared for the
part they must play in national de-
tense.
After warning Europe and Asia
have Quilted down, he predicted, vet
erinarians abroad will look to North
America for help and guidance in
the rehabilitation of service that has
done so much for the animal king
dom and mankind"
A high light of the morning ses-
sion was the presentati ton of the 18th
international Veterinary Congress
prize to Dr. I. Forest Huddleson, re-
search professor of bacteriology at
Michigan State College. In pre-
senting the award-the highest hon.
or bestowed by the profession-Dr.
Harry w. Jakeman of Boston, chair
man of the associations Executive
Board, said DR.. Huddleson had made
valuable contributions to the world S
livestock industry and that his re-
search was important to the protec-
ton of human health.
DR. Huddleson has specialized in
Bangs disease, disease of cattle
which is transmissible to humans.
His research, it was emphasized, has
been highly valuable to his profess
sion and has aided science in it's
efforts at eradicating what is re-
garded as the No. I enemy of cattle
breeders.
Defense Considerations.
With more than 300 veterinarians
having registered last night and with
hundreds more expected during the
day, the animal specialists are sched-
uled to devote the next four days
to consideration of methods of pre-
venting animal diseases which might
interfere with national defense.
An afternoon meeting will hear
scientific papers on canine rabies
and virus diseases, presented by
Charles N. Leach, member of the
International Health Division of
the Rockefeller Foundation, and DR..
Ralph w. G.. Wyckof of the Lederle
Laboratories, Pearl River, N. Y.
The associations legislative body,
the House of Representatives" met
last night to dicuss plans for
amending the associations consti-
tuition and bylaws.
Among a number of exhibits ar
ranged in connection with the con-
vention, one attracting much inter-
est was display of gas masks for
horses, including some of the types
used by Europe's warning nations.