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 DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



Honolulu, December 31, 1914. 



The Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 



Gentlemen: — I beg to report on the work of the Division of 

 Animal Industry for the month ending December 31, 1914, as 

 follows : 



BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL WORK. 



The testing of dairy and range cattle for tuberculosis came to 

 a close with a few scattering cases of cows tested for transfer 

 from one stable to another. Without wishing to anticipate the 

 total results, as they are now being prepared for the biennial 

 report of this Division, it may be mentioned that the outlook for 

 complete eradication of this dangerous and destructive disease is 

 very promising. On the Island of Oahu alone more than 7000 

 tests were made, yielding a total of 151 reacting animals, or 

 slightly above two per cent (2.08%). Of these 151 reactors it is 

 known that 113 have been killed, leaving only 38 tuberculous 

 animals, of which number 31 belong to two parties who have 

 them segregated miles away from their respective dairies, while 

 less than half a dozen may be said to be segregated on the dairy 

 premises where they were found, if that can be called segrega- 

 tion. In every case, however, with the possible exception of Geo. 

 Holt's 13 reactors at Maili and Dr. Straub's two Brown Swiss 

 cows (imported stock) retained on his premises, these animals 

 will be killed as soon as they have calved. 



The status at the end of 1914 may therefore be summed up as 

 15 known reactors still alive out of a total of 7231 tested during 

 the year, which compares favorably with the first test made in 

 1910, which yielded 471 reactors out of 2095 tested (dairy cows 

 whose milk was being sold) and the 1911 test which gave 225 

 reactors out of 4269 cattle tested. 



While the actual figures for the past year have not yet been 

 received from the other islands it is known that the total number 

 of tests will far exceed 10,000 for the Territory, probably 12,000, 

 which must be conceded a highly creditable performance when 

 conditions and cost are considered. No country, state, territory 

 or community ever destroyed ten per cent of its tuberculin tested 

 reacting dairy animals w^ithout paying any indemnity to the own- 

 ers (1300 head killed here from 1910 to 1914 inclusive), nor has 

 such a volume of work (more than 25,000 tests) ever been per- 

 formed in the same length of time and with an equal force of 

 officers and men, except perhaps where our methods have been 

 adopted. I do therefore not hesitate again to recommend that 

 favorable action be taken on Dr. Elliot's appeal for assistance as 



