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REPORT OF ASSISTANT VETERINARIAN. 



Honolulu. Oct.)])cr 31. 1''14. 



Dr. \'. A. Xorgaard. Chief of Division of Animal Industry. 



Sir: — I beg- to sul)nnt the following report for the month of 

 October. 1914: 



Tuberculosis Coufrol. 



The following dairy cattle have been tested during the past 

 ]nonth : 



T. P. C 



F. M. Swanzv 1 1 



O. R. & L. Company 271 270 1 



do do 328 328 



do do 257 257 



do do 5 5 



F. S. Lyman 29 29 



Waialee Industrial School 55 SS 



C. M. Cooke 7 7 



Mrs. S. J. Grace 3 1 2 



\\ M. I'.'md 315 314 1 



brom the above it will be seen that a total of 1571 head of 

 dairy cattle were tested, out of which number 1567 were passed 

 and tagged and 4 were condemned and branded. 



A post mortem examination was made on the two cows con- 

 demned at Airs. Grace's dairy, the results of which revealed pul- 

 monary tuberculosis in each case, the diaphragm;itic lobes of the 

 lungs being fdled with masses of cheesy tuberculous material, 

 many of the bronchi being fdled with a considerable (|uantity of 

 phlegm which during the life of the animals was l)(.'ing constantly 

 coughed up and the infectious material being disseminated 

 llinnighout the dairy. 



y\s the animals had been raised on the i)lace from tlu' time they 

 were very small calves and liad repeatedly i)assed the tuberculin 

 test up to eight months ago, the only way they could jxissihly get 

 the infection was from the valley ])asture in which they had been 

 kept when dry. This em])hasizes tlu' imp<)rlanc(.' of ol)taining 

 definite knowledge regarding the condition of the i)asture and the 

 health of the animals which may be contained therein before ex- 

 posing stock known to be healthy to any infection which ma\- be 

 present. 



It will be seen from tlu' abo\c list that SM h( ad of cattU' wvvc 

 tested for the l\ailwa\- ranch out of wliich nniiilxT only one old 

 cow was condennied. which is a most excelK'nt showing .and points 

 to tlic rapid elimination of the disease on this ranch. 



