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easily identified, until the condition is finally de- 

 termined. Condemned carcasses, or condemned 

 parts must be disposed of according to the rulings 

 of the inspector. The inspector must be satisfied 

 that all carcasses or parts accepted are safe, and 

 that parts condemned are so disposed of that they 

 will do no harm. 



145. Condemnations. Parts of carcasses held 

 for examination are marked "retained," and all 

 diseased parts must be removed before that tag 

 is removed. Carcasses or parts may sometimes be 

 held for sterilization, and so marked. Carcasses 

 condemned are so marked, removed to a locked 

 room, and there kept until disposed of. 



Every part of the body of an animal suffering 

 from anthrax must be burned, and the killing bed 

 thoroughly disinfected. 



Tuberculosis. The entire body must be con- 

 demned if at the antemortem examination it was 

 suffering with fever, cachexia, anaemia, or emacia- 

 tion; also if the tuberculous lesions are found 

 generalized, or in the muscles, intermuscular tis- 

 sue, bones or joints; or if there are extensive lesions 

 in one or more of the body cavities ; or where the 

 lesions are multiple or acute. Parts must be con- 

 demned when they contain tuberculous lesions, or 

 when adjacent to tuberculous lesions, or when con- 

 taminated by coming in contact with the floor or 

 a knife soiled with tuberculous lesions. An organ 

 must be condemned when the corresponding lymph 

 glands show infection. But carcasses may be 

 passed when the lesions are slight, localized, cal- 

 cified or encapsulated, or when they are limited, 

 and with no evidence of recent invasion of the 



