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i lie animal yi question had been in the State ef Pennsylvania for 

 at least four months prior to slaughter. 



(5) A herd owner who believes that tuberculosis exists among his 

 cattle may apply for an inspection and tuberculin test of .his herd 

 at the cost of the State. The inspection is made subject to the 

 condition that the herd owner will agree in writing to dispose of the 

 animals that are found to be afflicted with tuberculosis as recom- 

 mended by the State Veterinarian, that he will correct faulty sani- 

 tary conditions that are pointed out to him, that he will disinfect 

 his premises, and that he will have a re-test made of his herd, at 

 his own expense, within eight months from the time of the original 

 inspection, provided 25 per cent, of his original herd have been found 

 to be aftiicted with tuberculosis. Furthermore, the herd owner is 

 required to agree that he will add no cattle to his herd that have 

 not been proven by the tuberculin test to be free from tuberculosis. 



(6) A herd owner who has had his herd inspected at his own ex- 

 pense, and who finds that some of his cattle are infested with tuber- 

 culosis, may apply to the State Livestock Sanitary Board for assist- 

 ance in disposing of the cattle that are infected with tuberculosis. 

 This assistance is furnished under practically the same conditions 

 as govern the cases where the herd is examined at the expense 

 of the State. 



(7) Cattle found in farmers' herds to be afflicted with tuberculosis- 

 may be handled, or they may be disposed of, in any one of several 

 ways. The governing principle in each case is to prevent the spread 

 of disease. If the tuberculous animal has special breeding value, 

 and if the conditions are such that it may be kept with profit, and 

 with safety to the public and to the live stock industry, the owner 

 is encouraged to keep the tuberculous animal, unless the disease is 

 advanced or generalized or involves the udder. If preserved, the 

 animal must be kept in quarantine, apart from healthy cattle, and 

 its milk must not be used for any purpose, even for the feeding of 

 animals, without effective pasteurization. As it is usuallly unprofit- 

 able for herd owners to keep in this way cattle that have reacted 

 to the tuberculin test, even though the animals may be very slightly 

 infected with tuberculosis and may show no external signs of dis 

 ease, it appears to be necessary, in most cases, under existing condi- 

 tions, to arrange for the slaughter of tuberculous cattle. Such 

 animals, if they show no external signs of tuberculosis, may be 

 killed in a slaughter house subject to official inspection when they 

 are killed. The flesh of such animals is adjudged in accordance with 

 the rules that have been prescribed by the State Livestock Sani- 

 tary Board, and in accordance with the recommendations made by 

 a special commission appointed to inquire into this matter. If the 

 infection of the carcass is of such limitation that there is no danger 

 that the flesh may be unwholesome, it is permitted to be used as 

 food. If, however, there is any question as to the wholesome- 

 ness of the flesh, the carcass is condemned and is not permitted 

 to be used for food. If the carcass is condemned, it may be paid for 

 in accordance with its actual value, at a price not to exceed $25. 



(8) Where it is not practicable to dispose of tuberculous animals 

 as above indicated, the animals may be appraised at not to exceed 

 $25 for unregistered cattle and at no to exceed $50 for registered 

 cattle, provided, however, that the amount of the appraisement 



