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The present method of per diem employment of veterinarians is 

 far from satisfactory in many respects. It is evident that the 

 veterinarian who derives a portion of his income from the service 

 of the State on a per diem basis, but is partly dependent upon his 

 daily practice, is serving two diverse interests which necessarily 

 must conflict in many ways. He naturally gives more attention 

 to his private practice than to the State service. The employment 

 of men on a salary basis who would devote their entire time to 

 department service would increase the efficiency of the Bureau ; 

 therefore adding to its usefulness to the live stock owner and the 

 general public. From a business as well as from a professional 

 point of view the plan has unquestionably much merit. 



The Bureau has had under consideration for some time the adop- 

 tion of some system that would give recognition by means of a 

 registry or similar method to tuberculous-free herds. This plan 

 is in operation in some states and is reported to be satisfactory. 

 Because of the foot-and-mouth outbreak, however, a satisfactory 

 working outline for this scheme has not been perfected. We be- 

 lieve this plan would encourage the owner of animals in the en- 

 deavor to eradicate the disease from his herd, and should induce 

 him to use every effort to prevent reinfection. 



One of the serious difficulties met with in the control of animal 

 diseases is the attitude of most stock owners toward inspections by 

 State, municipal, or private interests. At the present time, it not 

 infrequently happens that dairy herds are under several different 

 systems of inspection. The State, through the Agricultural and 

 Health departments has inspectors in the field. There are in 

 addition city, and sometimes private, corporations which are in- 

 terested. The result is that the owner becomes aggravated and 

 annoyed by this apparently unnecessary duplication of work, and 

 often finds it impossible to comply with the various regulations 

 imposed upon him. As a relief from this undesirable condition, 

 some system should be devised whereby the certification of one 

 competent inspector working under recognized authority, prefer- 

 ably state, would be sufficient and should be acceptable to all other 

 interests concerned. The present complicated methods are the 

 cause of much dissatisfaction. 



It might here be mentioned that methods for the control of 

 tuberculosis must be placed upon a business basis, in so far as the 



