3. 



BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS 



There were one thousand and sixteen (1,016) tuberculin herd 

 tests, forty-four thousand nine hundred and seventy-four (l4J4.,97l4.) 

 animal tests applied to which ninety-seven (97) head were declared 

 reactors, as compared with seven hundred and eighty-eight (788) 

 tuberculin herd tests and thirty-three thousand six hundred and 

 twenty-two (33>622) animal tests applied the previous fiscal year 

 to which sixty-four (6I4.) head of cattle reacted. 



Porty-nine (U9) of the ninetv-seven (97) head declared to be 

 reactors were reported as having "no gross lesions" of tuberculosis 

 at time of slaughter. 



One hundred and seventy-six (176) herds containing three 

 thousand seven hundred and seventy-three (3»773) head of cattle 

 included in the census report of June 30, 197U were disposed of 

 by the owners prior to the census period ending June 30, 1975» 



Two hundred and five (205) herds containing one thousand eight 

 hundred and sixty-five (1,865) head of cattle to which testing has 

 not previously been conducted are included in the census report of 

 the period ending June 30, 1975. 



Tuberculin tests are conducted by State and Federal accredited 

 veterinarians under a State and Federal Cooperative Plan for the 

 establishment of tuberculosis -free herds and the eradication of 

 bovine tuberculosis. 



Following is a summary of the tuberculin tests as made by 

 veterinarians for the twelve -month period of this report: 



Veterinarians paid by the State 

 on a salary basis 



Veterinarians paid by the State 

 as Program Agents 



Veterinarians paid by the Federal 

 Government on a salary basis 



1,016 104-, 971+ 97 



During the fiscal year owners were reimbursed for ten (10) 

 purebred cows and eighty-seven (87) grade cows amounting to $19,763.i44- 



