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ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE 



Off. I>0<!. 



condemned as unwholesome on account of tuberculosis under the 

 Act of March 2r)th, 1903. 



21,843 dairy cows and other cattle for breeding yuirposes shipped 

 into Pennsylvania from other states were inspected and tested with 

 tuberculin,' as required by the Act of May 2r)th, 1897—818 before 

 shipment and the remainder after their arrival in this State. Of 

 this number 203 were found to be affected with tuberculosis. It 

 should not be assumed, however, that the law, in its operation, 

 merely prevented the introduction of this numl)er of diseased 

 animals into the herds of the state. The knowledge that the cattle 

 must pass inspection causes calth^ (o be selected with great care 

 for shipment into this State and in this wa^^ many diseased cattle 

 are kept out. A market is sought for cattle known or believed to 

 be diseased in those states where there are no requirements for 

 inspection and tuberculin tests. 



The vaccination of cattle against tuberculosis is discussed in the 

 part of the report devoted to the work in the laboratory and on the 

 experimeptal farm. 



GLANDERS. In the table below will be found a list of the count- 

 ies in which glanders was reported during the past year, the 

 number of horses and mules examined and tested with mallein, 

 and the number found to be affected with the disease and destroyed : 



Allegheny, 



Berks 



Blair 



Bucks, 



Butler 



Columijia, 



Crawford, 



Dauphin, 



Fayette 



Franklin 



Lackawanna, . 



Lancaster, 



Lebanon, 



Lehigh 



Luzerne 



Montgomery, 

 Northampton, . 

 Northumberland 

 Philadelphia, 



Potter, 



Somerset 



Susquehanna, . 



Tioga 



Venango 



York 



Total 



Ttiere has been a further improvement of the situation in Phila- 

 delphia with regard to glandei-s during the year. While a larger 

 number of animals have been reported and examined on suspicion 

 of being afflicted with glanders, there has been a considerable 



