178 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. ^! 



11. Every bovine animal oflered for sale ought to be accompanied ' 

 by a certificate of health testifying that no epizootic has existed for at 

 least six weeks in the commune from which it came. ^| 



12. In certain special cases, to be determined by the official veteri- " 

 narian, there may be prescribed the suspension of fairs and markets, the 

 prohibition of the importation of animals from a suspected country, 

 quarantine, the posting of notices at the entrance of infected circles or 

 farms, and the issue of handbills aud instructions warning the people 

 of their obligations, and of the i^recautions to be taken to prevent the 

 ai)pearance or extension of the malady. 



13. An active supervision should be exerciseil, not only over the quar- 

 antined animals, but also, «, over animals exposed for sale in markets, 

 fields, and fairs; h, over animals lodged temporarily in the stables of inns 

 adjoining the markets; c, in stables containing many animals, subject 

 to frequent changes, and when the malady has already made one or 

 more outbreaks. 



14. The duration of quarantine should be six months at least, apart 

 from the last case of the malady. 



15. At the release from quarantine the animals should receive a second 

 mark to annul the effect of the first. 



16. The flesh of an animal slaughtered should not be used for food, 

 unless authorized by the veterinarian making the autopsy. 



17. The skin should not be utilized until it has been steeped for twenty- 

 four hours in an approved disinfectant solution. _ 



18. Carcasses aud cadaveric debris, unfit for food, should be buried, 

 or so treated as to be absolutely inoffensive. 



19. Stables, fair grounds, markets, and vehicles which have been oc- 

 cupied by diseased or suspected animals, should be carefully cleansed, 

 disinfected, and purified. These different operations should be under 

 the direction of a veterinarian. 



20. A stable should not be refilled with animals until it has been en- 

 tirely evacuated and thoroughly disinfected, and then purified by eight 

 days of free ventilation. 



21. Pastures that have been occujued by diseased animals ought to 

 be quarantined for at least fifteen days. 



22. The diiiereut materials, objects, and instruments that have been 

 employed in the slaughter, transportation, or burial of diseased or sus- 

 pected animals, should be destroyed, or thoroughly disinfected. Forage 

 and litter should be utilized for horses or other solipeds. 



23. Persons who have become soiled by infecting materials, should 

 wash their hands, wash or brush their clothes, and wash their boots 

 with a disinfectant solution. 



24. All i)er,sons and animals capable of carrying the virus should as 

 far as possible be kei)t from diseased animals, their carcasses aud ca- 

 daveric debris. 



25. It is proper to grant an indemnity to owners for animals slaugh- 



