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morning. They get no water. In the afternoon they get oats 

 and hay, and are kept warm with lots of straw, No feeding 

 troughs are used in the cages, their food being simply placed 

 on the bottoms of the cages. 



The rabbits 'are fed in the same manner. 



The rats and mice get water till they are inoculated, but 

 none after. 



DENMARK. 



(Professor Bang's views on Tuberculosis.) 



In my interview with Professor Bang, referred to in the first 

 portion of this pamphlet, I explained to him that, having 

 studied his methods of dealing with tuberculosis, by which he 

 had accomplished so much for his native country, I was 

 travelling in quest of information about animal diseases gen- 

 erally, but tuberculosis in particular. 



I explained to him that live stock and their products were 

 being rapidly developed in Canada, and were now very im- 

 portant branches of the commerce of the country. That we 

 had watched with great interest his method of dealing with 

 tuberculosis, and I wished to discuss it with him so as to gain 

 the fullest information to enable me in my report to make 

 suggestions to the government that would be practicable in 

 Canada. 



I beg to explain for the benefit of those who may read this 

 report who are not familiar with Professor Bang's method of 

 eradicating tuberculosis from the herds in Denmark, that it is 

 briefly as follows : 



Supposing a herd to have been bred up by judicious crossing 

 to a high state of improvement and increased value, should it 

 be found to be tuberculous, and the slaughtering out method 

 be employed, serious loss would be entailed of valuable, im- 

 proved cattle, the result of generations bred in lines of pure 

 blood. 



To obviate this and preserve the benefits of improvement 

 Professor Bang causes the herd to be tested with tuberculin, 



