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examination. In such a case the owner may request the use of 

 tuberculin. When the diagnosis is confirmed, the animal must 

 be slaughtered within a week. 



Any cattle owner on application is allowed to have his herd 

 tested with tuberculin, <tn<l, except to th* j meat market, he must not 

 sell any animals that react. The test in such a case is made at 

 the owner's expense ; but when the test is made because of the 

 discovery of the disease in the living animal, it is done at the 

 expense of the government. 



After a herd has been tested, the reacting animals must be kept 

 separate, and the owner must disinfect the premises previously 

 occupied by the animals to the inspector's satisfaction. 



The owner conforming to these conditions can continue to make 

 use of reacting animals, provided he allows periodical testing 

 when necessary, takes care of infection, removes calves soon 

 after birth, and tests animals introduced into the herd. 



Animals that have reacted to tuberculin, so long as they show 

 no clinical evidence of disease, are not subjected to any time 

 limit within which they must be slaughtered. 



No compensation is given where regulations are not adhered to, 

 nor where the cow shed is in a notoriously unsanitary condition. 

 No compensation is given in case of animals dying of tubercu- 

 losis, nor in case of animals in last stages of the disease. 



Compensation is given up to 50 per cent, of the value of the 

 flesh and organs, in the case of animals recognized as tuberculous 

 at the time of slaughter for the meat market, when the carcass is 

 totally condemned. In the case of animals slaughtered by order 

 of authority as clinically affected or suspected, and having reacted 

 to tuberculin : — 



(a) For cattle ordinarily employed for breeding, 70 per cent, 

 of the value, if the flesh is totally condemned for food ; and 25 

 per cent, of same value, if declared fit for food, with smaller 

 limit. 



(b) Other cattle : 50 per cent, of value of flesh and organs, 

 when totally condemned ; 25 per cent, of value, if declared fit for 

 food. In case of animals slaughtered at the request of the owner, 

 i.e., animals which have reacted to tuberculin: for cattle used 

 for breeding, 70 per cent, of value of flesh and organs, when 

 totally unfit for food ; 15 per cent., if fit for food. 



The main point wherein the present regulations differ from those 

 which have been in force since January, 1896, is that active pro- 

 ceedings are to be taken in the future only in animals showing 

 clinical symptoms of disease. 



The regulations regarding the use of meat are practically the 



