PART X 



EXTRACTS FROM 



STATE VETERINARY SURGEON'S 

 REPORT OF 1910 



SEVENTH BIENNIAL REPORT 



PAUL O. KOTO, State Veterinary Surgeon 



INTRODUCTION. 



Complying with the statutes relating to this department I submit 

 herewith the Seventh Biennial Report covering the work done dur- 

 ing the two years previous to June 30, 1910. 



During the time stated much work has been accomplished toward 

 the elimination of diseases of live stock throughout the state, al- 

 though the department has been hampered by a lack of sufficient 

 funds with which to promote the work which has been outlined. 



Serious outbreaks of anthrax have occurred, notably in "Woodbury 

 county, which have demanded and received close and careful atten- 

 tion. This disease originated from stock shipped in from neighbor- 

 ing states. This illustrates the need of proper safeguards against 

 infection through interstate traffic in live stock. The laws of Iowa 

 covering this point are entirely inadequate, and should receive the 

 attention of the legislature at its next session. Cattle are con- 

 stantly being shipped in without due precautions being observed 

 to protect the live stock interests of Iowa against infectious diseases. 

 Enormous losses are annually sustained by stock raisers of Iowa 

 through this source. Much of the loss occasioned by the condem- 

 nation of diseased stock is the direct outgrowth of laxity in the 

 oversight of the importation of stock. Stringent regulations of 

 these shipments would result in vast savings to the stock raisers 



