BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTEY. 



115 



with tuberculin prior to shipment were tested in quarantine, 28 pass- 

 ing the test and 1 Jersey reacting. 



With the object of preventing the introduction of the infection of 

 anthrax or other diseases a close supervision has been continued over 

 importation of hides, horns, bones, glue stock, horse hair, plucked or 

 picked wool, feedstuffs, straw, etc. Special attention has been given 

 to the handling and forwarding of imported merchandise packed in 

 hay or straw and entered at ports in areas quarantined to prevent the 

 spread of foot-and-mouth disease. 



INSPECTION OF VESSELS AND EXPORT ANIMALS. 



The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in this country interfered 

 materially with the usual export shipments of ruminants and swine, 

 though shipments of horses to Europe have been heavier than here- 

 tofore owing to the great demands of the armies. A smaller num- 

 ber of pure-bred animals have been exported to foreign countries 

 for breeding purposes, and a limited number of cattle have been 

 shipped to France for immediate slaughter. One hundred and fifty- 

 seven inspections of vessels carrying live stock were made before 

 clearance, and 118 certificates of inspection were issued for American 

 cattle, sheep, swine, and horses for shipment to foreign countries. 



The following table gives statistics of inspections of live stock for 

 export : 



Inspections of American and Canadian animals for export. 



For shipment to Canada 45,286 horses and 21,291 mules were 

 tested with mallein in accordance with requirements of the Canadian 

 regulations governing the entry of horse stock into that country. 

 Twelve animals reacted to the test and were rejected. 



Also, 73 cattle were tested with tuberculin for shipment to Canada, 

 with 1 reaction, and inspections were made of 13,760 sheep and 41 

 swine. 



For shipment to the Hawaiian Islands 49 cattle were tested with 

 tuberculin, with 5 reactions ; the mallein test was applied to 75 horses 

 and 625 mules, of which 1 horse reacted ; and inspections were made 

 of 104 swine. 



One head of cattle and five horses were tested for shipment to other 

 countries than those named. 



Department regulations provide that horses may be shipped with- 

 out bureau inspection and certification, at shipper's risk, to countries 



