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6th. Don't purchase from a herd in which tuberculosis has 

 appeared or in which cattle have died or been killed within a year 

 or two. Resort first to the tuberculin test. 



7th. Don't take a cow with a husky or rattling cough, wheez- 

 ing, hurried breathing, discharge from nose, foetid breath, hard 

 bunches under the skin, diseased udder, swollen bones or joints, 

 unthriftiness, or a tendency to scour or bloat. 



8th. Don't purchase from city, suburban nor swill stables. 



9th. Don't add newly purchased cattle to your herd until you 

 have tested them with tuberculin, especially if they have been the 

 product of inbreeding. 



loth. Don't admit strange cattle to house, field nor yard with 

 your own ; keep them apart until tested with tuberculin . 



nth. In case of disease or unthriftiness in your herd put the 

 animal apart and have it examined by a skillful veterinarian. 



12th. If after this there remains any doubt as to the real 

 nature of the disease, have the animal tested with the tuberculin, 

 in the hands of a practitioner thoroughly acquainted with cattle 

 and their diseases. If the result is not yet quite clear keep the 

 animal by itself and repeat the test in four weeks. 



13th, In case one animal in a herd shows tuberculosis test the 

 whole herd with tuberculin. 



14th. Test in the same manner all animals on the farm (swine, 

 goats, sheep, horses, rabbits, cats, dogs, fowls) that cohabit with 

 the cattle. 



15th. Kill all tuberculous animals and boil, burn, dissolve in 

 acid, or bury deeply in a place to which no animals have access. 



1 6th. Disinfect premises thoroughly, also all products of the 

 diseased animals and all articles used about them. 



17th. Let no consumptive person attend on cattle or other 

 live stock, nor prepare their food. 



1 8th. Vermin (rats, mice, sparrows) in a building where tuber- 

 culous animals have been, should be exterminated. 



State Measures for the Prevention and Extinction of 

 Tuberculosis in Farm Animals. 



The best, most effective, and economical measures for the sup- 

 pression of tuberculosis are those which naturally devolved on 



