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Wahiawa, and informing nie further that the sale of all dairy products 

 from this dairy as well as the dairy now owned by Kenioo Farm had been 

 prohibited pending- my inspection. I also received a communication from 

 Capt. L. E. Case, Hawaiian Department, requesting information relating 

 to the amount of tuberculosis in the dairy herds of this island. 



Immediately upon receipt of the above communication, I visited the 

 above mentioned dairies and subjected them to a rigid inspection, being 

 accompanied by Capt. Case and the Assistant Territorial Veterinarian. 

 I found the barns, milk rooms and surrounding yards clean and the sani- 

 tary and hygienic conditions in every way satisfactory. In both dairies 

 the co\A s had the appearance of being well-fed and cared for and in no 

 instance was there any clinical evidence of tuberculosis. The cow, which 

 had died and which was said to have presented lesions of generalized 

 tuberculosis upon post-mortem examination, had been buried and it was 

 not considered feasible at that time to exhume it. 



These findings were then reported by me in person at the Adjutant's 

 office, Post headquarters, Capt. Gluud being in charge. 



On the following da}', July 19, I was called to examine the exhumed 

 carcass of the cow above referred to and the most exhaustive examina- 

 tion possible under the circumstances failed to reveal the slightest evi- 

 dence of tuberculosis. The autopsy did reveal, hoAvever, an extensive 

 pleuro-pneumonia and evidences of septic metritis accompanied by abscess 

 formation in the pelvis. Death was undoubtedly due to an auto intoxi- 

 cation from the absorptions of toxins from the septic uterus and sur- 

 rounding pelvic organs. 



It is inconceivable how a diagnosis of generalized tuberculosis could 

 have been made by a veterinarian at all familiar with the pathological 

 lesions of this disease. No specimens were procured at the original 

 autopsy and our examination failed to find any evidence that the organs 

 of the pelvic cavity had been investigated, yet this animal had been 

 under treatment for retained after-birth followed by a septic metritis. 



On July 21 and 24, the two dairies were given the intrapalpebral tuber- 

 culin test with the result that out of a total of 148 head not one ex- 

 hibited the slightest indication of a reaction. Such a result was to be 

 expected as these two dairies had not had a reactor since 1916. 



Post Veterinarians Lieuts. Nye, Worthington and Sperry were present 

 during the entire test and at the finish reluctantly admitted themselves 

 satisfied with the results. 



Upon the results of our inspection and test the order prohibiting the 

 sale of dairy products from these two dairies was at once rescinded. 



GLANDERS. 



On July 16 my attention was directed to a reported outbreak of gland- 

 ers at the H. S. P. A. Experiment Station at Waipio, Investigations 

 revealed the following: 



The subject was an aged work mule w^hich had been off feed for some 

 time and consequently in a run down condition. An intermittant nasal 

 discharge had been noted and recently an ulcerated condition of the right 

 hind fetlock developed. The man in charge called in Dr. E. L. Nye of 

 Schofield Barracks, who diagnosed the condition as strongly indicating 

 glanders and so reported to Captain Case, who at once reported it to me. 



Accompanied by the Assistant Territorial Veterinarian I went at once 

 to Waipio where a rigid physical examination failed to reveal any indi- 

 cations of glanders. The nasal discharge, which at this time was slight. 

 was not at all characteristic and had a very decided odor. There were 

 no ulcers on the nasal septum and no swollen submaxillary glands. The 

 ulcerated condition of the fetlock was du3 simply to a neglected cut or 

 abrasion. However, the animal was given the intradermal mattein test 

 and upon examination failed to show the slightest reaction. 



