488 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



of the state, and insure greater immunity from diseases whose 

 ravages present serious problems to the live stock interests. 



Several cases of glanders developed near Cartersville, and else- 

 where, which are treated at greater length in another portion of this 

 report. 



Additional legislation relating to the shipment into the state of 

 live stock is needed covering points not already included in the 

 statutes. The present law merely requires a health certificate for 

 the importation of registered dairy and breeding cattle and those 

 eligible to registration. Stock not registered passes into the state 

 with impunity, regardless of the condition of health in which they 

 may be found. There is practically no restriction to the shipment 

 into the state of horses, cattle (other than as mentioned), mules, 

 asses, hogs and sheep. The law enacted in a number of states is 

 recommended, such as that in force in Minnesota and other states. 

 These laws require health certificates, in duplicate, one copy to 

 accompany the way bill and one copy to be sent the authorities of 

 the state to which shipment is destined. A certificate of health 

 should be issued for all import shipments of live stock, including 

 a record of the tuberculin test for all cattle intended for dairy or 

 breeding purposes, and a record of the mallein test on horse stock, 

 such certificate to be issued or approved by the authority in control 

 of diseases of live stock in the state from which the shipment orig- 

 inates. This department is laboring under unnecessary handicap so 

 long as these legal restrictions are not furnished. It is like pouring 

 water into a bucket, the bottom of which is missing. It is evident 

 that our efforts to stamp out disease among stock loses much of 

 its value so long as no bars are raised to keep out infection from 

 other states. 



One notable case of tubercular infection was found in an inter- 

 state shipment of cattle near Waukon, Iowa, where seventeen regis- 

 tered Angus bulls had been purchased from a herd near Canton, 

 Minn., and sold at auction near Waukon, Iowa. The herd was 

 placed in quarantine on the day of sale, and tested with tuberculin. 

 Eleven out of the seventeen reacted to the test, and were shipped 

 to Cedar Rapids for immediate slaughter, subject to federal in- 

 spection. 



The post mortem revealed tubercular lesions in all of the ani- 

 mals. That these animals were infected is further demonstrated 

 by the fact that the herd from which they were sold was tested by 

 the State Veterinarian of Minnesota about this time, and of the 



