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from infection with tuberculosis, and to be fed upon the milk of cows 

 which have passed a satisfactory tuberculin test or upon the pasteurized 

 milk of tuberculin reactors. 



7. I will allow no cattle to be associated with my herd which have not 

 passed a tuberculin test approved by the Bureau or State Officials. I will 

 keep all new cattle separated from my herd, pending the application of 

 a tuberculin test by an inspector of the said Bureau of State. I will notify 

 the proper officials immediately, giving details of the identification char- 

 acteristics and records of tuberculin tests of any cattle which may be 

 added to my herd. ^ 



8. I will surrender any premises contaminated by tuberculous animals 

 as indicated by a physical examination or a tuberculin test, to a thorough 

 cleaning and disinfection, at my expense, under the direction or super- 

 vision of the Bureau or State Officials. I will comply with all reasonable 

 sanitary measures and other recommendations for the control of tuber- 

 culosis. 



The following "UNIFORM METHODS AND RULES FOR 

 TUBERCULOSIS-FREE ACCREDITED HERDS OF PURE- 

 BRED CATTLE," having been adopted by all parties concerned 

 and entered as a part of this agreement : 



1. A tuberculosis-free accredited, pure-bred herd is one which has been 

 test by the subcutaneous method, or any other test approved by the 

 Bureau of Animal Industry, under the supervision of the Bureau of Ani- 

 mal Industry, or a regularly employed veterinary inspector of the state, in 

 which co-operative tuberculosis eradication work is being conducted 

 Jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture and the State. 

 Further, it shall be a herd in which no animal affected with tuberculosis 

 has been found upon two annual or three semi-annual tests, as above 

 described, and by physical examination. 



2. The entire herd, or any cattle in the herd, shall be tuberculin tested 

 or retested at such times as is considered necessary by the Federal and 

 State Autborities. 



3. No cattle shall be presented for the tuberculin test which have 

 been injected with tuberculin within sixty days immediately preceding or 

 which have at any time reacted to a tuberculin test. 



4. No herd shall be classed as an accredited herd in which tuberculosis 

 has been found by the application of the test, as referred to in paragraph 

 1, until sucTi herd has been successfully subjected to two consecutive tests 

 with tuberculin, applied at intervals of not less than six months, the first 

 interval dating from the time of removal of the tuberculous animal from 

 the herd. 



5. Prior to each tuberculin test satisfactory evidence of the identity 

 of the registered animals shall be presented to the inspector. Any grade 

 animal maintained in the herd, or associated with animals of the herd, 

 shall be identified by a tag or other marking satisfactory to the State and 

 Federal Officials. 



