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REPORT OF ASSISTANT VETERINARIAN. 



Honolulu. April 30. 1912. 



Dr. A'ictor A. Xorgaard. Chief, Division of .Vnimal Industry, 

 Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, T. H. 



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

 so far accomplished in the eradication of bovine tuberculosis : 



During the past month 702 animals were tested with 14 re- 

 actions, a percentage of 1.99 per cent, tuberculosis. The districts 

 covered were Aiea, Pearl City, Ewa and Wainiano. The tal)U- 

 lated results of the various tests is as follows: 



T. P. C. 



Ajjril 4- 6. Tom Ouinn 5 5 



" 8-10. S. Boyama 5 5 



Y. Nakamura 5 5 



j. Schwank 5 5 



F. Tohnson 9 8 1 



E. C. Smith 9 8 1 



I. ?^Iorioko 21 10 3 



" 9-11. R. iMcKeag-ue 4 4 



I. Moniz 2 2 



A. Reis 2 2 



S. Tado 



K. Shimidsu 2 2 



C. E. l<:ckland 2 2 



T. I-ugita 2 2 



X. Kimoto 2 2 



F. De Mello 8 7 1 



S. M. McKeever 2 2 



R. T. McGettigan 2 2 



" 18-20. H. Fockc 8 4 4 



" 22-29. ( ). R. & L. Co .^')7 5'M 4 



702 688 14 



In the above list the dairy of H. Focke shows the highest per- 

 centage, four of the eight animals tested being condemned as 

 tuberculous. That such a condition was found to exist after 

 the number of te.sts made is due to the fact that the animals con- 

 demned on previous te.sts were allowed to remain in the dairy and 

 spread the infection. At the present time there is in the dairy an 

 animal which has reacted to the test four times, the reaction being 

 in each case typical, still through stubbornness — the owner cannot 

 plead ignorance of the dangers as he has been well informed — 

 and the fact the animal in (|uestion was a good milker, she _was 

 allowed to remain with the result that on the i^rescnt test 50'/r 

 of the cows reacted. Better evidence of the rajiid spread of the 



