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DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



REPORT OF TERRITORIAL VETERINARIAN, SEPTEMBER, 1921. 



, Octotoer 26, 1921. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, T. H. 



Gentlemen: 



I beg to submit the following retport for the month of September, 

 1921: 



TUBERCUL08IS CONTROL. 



During the past month 337 head of dairy cattle in seventeen dairies 

 were tesited with the result that 12 head were condemned. These con- 

 demned cattle were removed from the dairies immediately and placed 

 in quarantine until disposed of. 



In the wonk of tuberculosis eradication a new method of procedure 

 has been adoipted in that each and every milk producer must obtain 

 a tuberculin test ce.rtilicate from this office showing that his cattle 

 have been tested and that lie has cleaned and disinfected his premises. 

 Througli cooperation with the I'ity and iOounty Milk Inspector no per- 

 mit to sell milk will be issued to a producer until he has first obtained 

 the above mentioned test certificates. 



Heretofore cleaning and disinfection after a tuiberculin test has 

 been ca.rried on in a very unsatisfactory manner and such cleaning' and 

 disinfection is half the (battle in the eradication of such a disease as 

 tuberculosis. 



Now, through the liearty support and cooperation of the City and 

 County through its milk inspector we can compel every milk, producer 

 to carry out this very necessa.ry work after reacting animals tiave 

 been removed from his dairy. 



'CONTAGIOUS EPITHOLOMA OK SORE-HEAD IN POULTRY. 



During the past month about 10,000 cc. of sore-head vaccine and 

 bacterin were made up in the laboratory according to the new process. 

 A certain amount of this product was sent to Mr. Hai'old Fisher of 

 Olaa, Hawaii, who kindly consented to carry out a series of experiments 

 to prove its value. His reports on the initial ex^perianents are very 

 satisfactory indeed, complete recoveries taking place in every instance. 

 This would seem to indicate that this product has a veiy decided value 

 in the cure of this very contagious disease of poultry. However, further 

 experiments must be conducted in order to definitely establi^ its value. 



HAWAItl. 



Dr. "Elliot reports as follows: 



Port Inspection:^ — ^S. »S. Enterprise, San Francisco, 2 cts. ]>oultry. 



TUBERCULOSIiS CONTROL. 



During the past month D.n Elliot tested a total of 139 head of 

 cattle located in 30 dairies condemning a, total of 6 head. 



No O'utibreaks of infectious disease were encountered. 



Dr. A. R. Rowat reports an outbreak of spinal meningitis in mules 

 at Puako which was comipletely checked with no loss by the use of 

 Botulinus Anti-toxin. 



No other outbreaks of infectious disease were reported from his 

 district. 



