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 DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY 



Honolulu, January 31, 1915. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, 

 T. H. 



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

 Animal Industry for the month of January as follows : 



TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL WORK. 



The regular annual test for 1915 began by the injection of a 

 large herd of cattle never before subjected to the test and which 

 it had for a long time seemed desirable to include in the regularly 

 tested herds, as it was well known that the disease was prevalent 

 not only among the milch cows but in the entire herd. While this 

 herd includes 325 head it cannot be considered a regular dairy 

 herd as no milk is sold and, consequently, no license required, but 

 nevertheless a number of families, both in the vicinity of Kualoa 

 and in Honolulu, obtain their milch cows from this ranch. 



The results of the first test showed conclusively the necessity 

 for universal testing if total eradication of tuberculosis is to be 

 accomplished, as nearly ten per cent of this herd gave typical 

 reactions. As much of the milk from these animals is consumed 

 by children there was every reason why the diseased animals 

 should be eliminated. 



As will be seen from the appended report of Dr. Case, the 

 postmortem examination of eight of the reacting animals showed 

 the disease in more or less advanced stages, three of them being 

 affected to such an extent that it was necessary to condemn the 

 entire carcass as unfit for human consumption. One of these 

 totally condemned cows was suffering from tuberculosis of the 

 udder. 



In regard to the test of the Waialae herd, where every effort 

 is being made to eradicate the disease, the percentage of reactors 

 appears to be greatly reduced and since the reacting animals are 

 now being promptly removed it may safely be concluded that the 

 next test will show few, if any, reactors. 



HOG CHOLERA. 



As mentioned in my last report IMr. P. ^1. Pond imported from 

 Oregon a large herd of hogs, about 400 head, more than half of 

 which were brood sows, his intention being to utilize the swill 

 from Schofield Barracks in the production of pork. The only 

 deterring feature in this enterprise would seem to be hog cholera, 

 but as the commercial vaccine now on the market appears to be, 

 in this Territory at least, an almost infallible preventive, and as 



