BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



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governing the importation of hides, skins, and other products. Ac- 

 cordingly new regulations, known as Treasury Department and 

 Department of Agriculture Joint Order No. 1, were issued October 

 21, 191G, elfective January 1, l'Ji7, entitled " liegulations governing 

 the certiiication and disinfection of hides, fleshings, hide cuttings, 

 parings, and glue stock, sheepskins and goatskins and parts thereof, 

 hair, wool, and other animal bj^-products, hay, straw, forage, or simi- 

 lar material oll'ered for entry into the United States." Special ar- 

 rangements were made for the careful handling of imported hides 

 and other animal by-products at the various ports of entry and their 

 disinfection at destination under official supervision. 



Shipments from Canada are excluded from the requirements of 

 these regulations, because of the lack of danger of the introduction of 

 disease through the importation of such articles from that country, 

 the regulations providing that such articles may be imported into the 

 United States fronr Canada without being disinfected or certified so 

 long as the favorable conditions continue. 



INSPECTION OF VESSELS AND EXPORT ANIMALS. 



Heavy shipments of horses and mules to Europe have continued. 

 Seven hundred and five inspections of vessels carrying live stock were 

 made before clearance, and 168 certificates of inspection w^re issued 

 for American cattle, sheep, swine, and horses for shipment to foreign 

 countries. 



The mallein test for the detection of glanders was applied to 7,969 

 horses and 1,676 mules for shipment to Canada. Five of these ani- 

 mals reacted and were rejected. Also, there were tested with tuber- 

 culin 1,229 cattle for shipment to Canada, with 33 reactors. Inspec- 

 tions for Canadian shipment were made of 505 sheep, 7i swine, and 

 77 goats. 



For shipment to other countries 1,043 cattle were tested with tuber- 

 culin and 18 reacted; the mallein test was applied to 10 horses and 

 147 mules, and 15 swine and 4 goats were inspected. 



The following table gives statistics of inspections of live stock for 

 export. Included in the figures are 215,096 horses and 122,381 mules 

 exported to Europe for Army purposes, which were inspected chiefly 

 by officials of the countries to which they were consigned. 



Inspections of American and Canadian animals for export. 



