INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES EN- 

 GAGED IN ERADICATING FOOT-AND. 

 MOUTH DISEASE. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The following instructions are issued for the information 

 and guidance of employees of the Bureau of Animal Indus- 

 try and others who may at any time be engaged in the 

 eradication of foot-and-mouth disease. These instructions 

 are supplementary to and are intended in no manner to 

 supersede or conflict with any regulations which have 

 been, or later may be, issued by the department. 



Veterinary inspectors in all branches of the departmental 

 service and also local practitioners should constantly be on 

 the lookout for foot-and-mouth disease. Notwithstanding 

 the department has taken every practical precaution to 

 eradicate the infection and to prevent the reintroduction 

 of the disease into this country, the infection may recur 

 or again be introduced from abroad. If in the examina- 

 tion of animals any condition may be found that arouses 

 suspicion of foot-and-mouth disease, a careful inspection 

 should be made along the lines herein outlined, and the 

 chief of the bureau immediately informed of the situa- 

 tion by telegraph. In order to keep in mind the symp- 

 toms and lesions of the disease, veterinarians should read 

 from time to time Farmers' Bulletin 666, as well as other 

 standard veterinary works on foot-and-mouth disease. 



INSPECTION. 



Parts to be Examined. — All cattle, sheep, other rumi- 

 nants, and swine suspected of being infected with foot-and- 

 mouth disease, or where the slightest reason exists as to the 



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