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Holstein cows aiiil one registered bull. When retested here three of the 

 cows, valued at about $300.00 pach^ gave typical reactions. They were 

 slaughtered and lesions, small but characteristic of the ilisease, were 

 found in all. The carcasses netted the owner $260.00. His herd has 

 been free of tuberculosis for a number of years and the efifectivenes.s 

 of our test, as compared to that which had been used on the same 

 animals previous to shipment, saved his herd from reinfection and the 

 Territory from subsequent indemnification disbursements. 



A third importation coming from Kentucky consisted of two bulls 

 and four heifers, all registered Holsteins. On retest here one of the 

 bulls, Champion Korndyke Pontiac Segis, gave typical reaction. The 

 original owners declined to have the bull returned, but requested that it 

 be held here for two months and then retested. To this we have agreed 

 with the understanding that the animal will be slaughtered whether it 

 reacts to the retest or not, on the principle that ''once a reactor always 

 a reactor. ' ' 



The swelling of the eyelid resulting from the tuberculin injection was 

 the size of a walnut and constituted what we consider a most decided 

 reaction, and we have ' no doubt that tuberculous lesions w-ill be found 

 on post-mortem. If not, the Territor}^ must reimburse the ow^ner the 

 full value of the animal, $500.00 plus shipping expenses. On the other 

 hand, the presence of tuberculosis being ])roved, the original owner 

 agrees to substitute an equaHy good animal for the destroyed one with- 

 out loss to either the Territory or the importer. 



Proposed Amendment of Act 204, S. L. 1919. 



From the above quoted cases, it would appear that to safeguard the 

 Territory against the possibility of having to reimburse an importer 

 of fancy herd toppers or high priced breeding stock, which may have 

 passed a tuberculin test somewhere in the United States, but which 

 come from an infected herd or from a herd which has not been officially 

 proved to be free of tuberculosis, it will be necessary to amend Act 

 204, S. L. 1910, as follows: 



Sec. 4 of this Act reads: 



"Indemnification. The amount of indemnification shall be 

 based upon the results of the post-mortem inspection as follows: 



"(a) If an animal is found upon post-mortem examination 

 not to be affected w^ith tuberculosis, the owner shall be paid the 

 full appraised value less the salvage of the carcass." 



To the above ])aragraph it is suggested to add: 



"The same shall apply to registered cattle imported from the 

 mainland of the United States, coming from herds accredited 

 by the federal Bureau of Animal Industry as being free of 

 tuberculosis, and which have not been exposed to infection in 

 transit. Indemnification for unregistered cattle and cattle com- 

 ing from unaccredited herds or which have been exposed to 

 infection in transit or within six months after arrival shall, if 

 condemned before admission to the Territory, be limited to the 

 same amounts as in paragraphs (b), (c) and subsequent parts 

 of this section for tuberculous cattle specified." 



The aim of this amendment is simply to insure that the importers of 

 cattle should taTie every precaution possible to guard against the intro- 

 duction of tuberculosis and to avoid the possible, though remote, con- 

 tingency of the Territory having to disburse large sums of indemnification 

 for importeil cattle which react to the tu1)erculin test, but which cannot 



