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With the exception of fifty sheep and a few dogs, which came 

 from New Zealand, all the rest came from the mainland of the 

 United States and all were subjected to either quarantine, rigid 

 inspection, tuberculin or mallein test, dipping" or disinfection 

 before being admitted to the Territory, and it may safely be said 

 that, with the exception of a f6w cases of incipient tuberculosis 

 which were apprehended later, no disease gained entrance with 

 them. Excepting a few race horses, polo ponies and stallions 

 the horses and mules were principally army animals, while the 

 cattle, sheep and swine were either dairy cows or purebred breed- 

 ing stock. 



During the year the rules and regulations governing the im- 

 portation of live stock were revised and much strengthened, while 

 certain restrictions were placed on cattle in inter-island traffic. 



CONTROL OF LIVE STOCK DLSEASES WITHIN THE TERRITORY. 



The great anthra.v epidemic of 1917, which cost the Territory 

 and its live stock industry in the neighborhood of one hundred 

 thousand dollars, has been completely suppressed in so far as 

 Oahu and Maui are concerned. On these islands no case oc- 

 curred during the year and vaccination w^as discontinued. On 

 Kauai one case occurred and vaccination of all animals on the 

 principally infected ranch is still carried on. 



The eradication of bovine tuberculosis has been vigorously 

 prosecuted during the past year. The new indemnification act 

 passed by the 1919 Legislature has proved very effective, especi- 

 ally in simplifying the appraisal of condemned animals, in allow- 

 ing more liberal compensation and in authorizing the testing of 

 beef cattle when tuberculosis is suspected. Without this latter 

 measure all efforts at complete eradication would have proved 

 ineffective. As it is the numberof dairies free from tuberculosis 

 is steadily increasing and the number of affected animals encoun- 

 tered is diminishing fast. Furthermore, the persistent objection 

 of certain dairymen to have their herds tested regularly has 

 practically disappeared. 



Neither glanders nor epizootic lymphangitis in horses or mules 

 has been encountered during the past year, nor has hog-cholera 

 been reported. A few outbreaks of swine pi ague (hemorrhagic 

 septicemia) have occurred, but when promptly reported they 

 have been easily controlled by vaccination. 



An apparently new disease or a new form of an old disease, 

 tongue paralysis in cattle, may possibly prove to be a chronic 

 form of hemorrhagic septicemia. Should this prove to be the 

 case the Division is well prepared to control its further spread. 



ANIMAL INDUSTRY REVOLVING FUND. 



An act appropriating $5,C00.C0 for the purpose of purchasing 



