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only for a short period of each day, or else never come into a 

 stable. 



Of the 1600 head of dairy cattle tested in the city, less than 

 90 have given reaction, and it is a pleasure to state that with very 

 few exceptions the owners of reacting- animals have been ready to 

 sacrifice them without question. The further fact that up to this 

 date not a single animal among the reactors has been condemned 

 on post mortem examination as unfit for food, demonstrates the 

 fact that all of the bad cases of tuberculosis have been wiped out 

 during the first two tests and those which are now reacting have 

 been but recently infected, and in most cases as a result of the 

 owners retaining reactors from the former tests on their premises, 

 and thereby continuing the infection in their stables and yards. 



Importation of Lh'cstock. 



The usual number of steamers 4iave arrived during the past 

 month, and, as will be seen from the report of the assistant Ter- 

 ritorial veterinarian, a large number of horses and mules have 

 arrived here, the greater number, however, coming from Seattle, 

 and only two shipments requiring quarantine as coming from or 

 through California. No dogs have arrived so far, but sufficient 

 quarters have been finished to accommodate them should any 

 arrive from this time on. 



\'ery respectfully. 



\^ICTOR A. NORGAARD, 



Territorial \'eterinarian. 



REPORT FOR FEBRUARY. 



Honolulu, February 29, 1912. 



Dr. Victor A. Norgaard, Chief of the Division of Animal Indus- 

 try, Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry. 



Sir : — I have the honor to submit herewith a report of the work 

 accomplished during the month of February. 



Tuberculosis Control. 



The work of testing the dairy herds is progressing rapidly and 

 is meeting with no opposition on the part of owners. Less diffi- 

 culty is experienced this year in getting owners to dispose of their 

 reacting animals immediately. In fact, they now appear anxious 

 to get rid at once of any source of infection and to have and main- 

 tain herds free from tuberculosis. It has taken time, and the ex- 

 perience of heavy loss on the part of some, from one or two 

 reactors being kept in the herd, to bring about this much desired 



