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kind of danger, another, which cannot be removed, 



can only be kept circumscribed or penned in, and this 



Both quaran- is done by the quarantine shed. But the keeping of 



tim- and sur: . 



disinfection are cattle in the quarantine shed would not disinfect its 

 surface with certainty even during a much longer 

 period than ten days ; disinfection of the surface there- 

 fore cannot supply the precaution of the quarantine 

 shed, and a rigorous quarantine cannot supply the 

 effect of surface disinfection. Both precautions are 

 necessary for perfect security, although either of them, 

 without the other, obviates a particular kind and a 

 certain amount of danger. 

 2. Management 2. The quarantine shed should be situated in an 



of the quarantine . . . 



shed. isolated part ot the premises. All manure and urine 



from it should flow and be carried to a particular place 

 separate and distinct from the common dung-heap, and 

 be buried daily. 



Cleanliness. The utmost cleanliness should be observed in the 



shed. All tools, pails, currycombs, etc., used in this 



shed should be used in it exclusively and nowhere else. 



Persons at- The person attending the quarantine shed should not 



stock not to at- be allowed to go into the shed where healthy stock is 



tend quarantine . 1111 -XT 



shed, and vice kept, or permitted to approach healthy stock. No per- 

 son attending healthy stock should be permitted to 

 approach quarantine cattle, or to go near or into the 

 quarantine shed. But should unfortunately only one 

 person be available for both duties, that person should 

 be allowed to approach quarantine cattle only when 

 clothed in the safety dress to be immediately described. 



G. The safety G. The Safety Dress. 1. This consists of strong 



'^Description, water-boots reaching up to the knees, well greased all 



over ; of a waterproof coat, buttoned close all the way 



