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6. Is it now viewed as a native disease ? 



Simonds. — It should be dealt with as such. 

 Williams. — I do not think so. 

 M' Call. — Decidedly not. 

 Edwards. — Should be treated as such. 

 Fergusson.~I think so. 

 Dunn. — I think not. 



7. Would bad treatment generate the disease ? 



Simonds.' No, it only makes the animal more susceptible. 

 Williams. — Do. do. 



M-Call.— Do. do. 



Edwards. — Never. 



Fergusson. — Does not say whether or not. 

 Dunn. — Does not say. 



8. Is pleuro-pneumonia likely to be taken for other respiratory diseases ? 



Simo7ids. — Not by veterinary surgeons. 



Williams. — Great similarity of external sjniiptoms. 



M-Call.— Do. 



Edivards. — Yes, at first. 



Fergusson. — Yes, even by veterinary surgeons. 



Dunn. — Yes. 



9. How should owner act when one head is found infected, and how when one-fom-th of 

 the herd is so ? 



Simonds. — Remove source of mischief as quickly as possible. 



Williams.— Sluughter at once all fat and half fat, and isolate and disinfect the lean. 



M'Call. — Kill infected animal at once, isolate and disinfect the others, and should 



disease spread slaughter all fat or in fair condition, and isolate and disinfect 



the lean. 

 Edwards. — Recommends the same steps as Mr. M'Call. 

 Fergusson. — Depends on circumstances, but the most profitable course is to slaughter 



the cattle. 

 Bunn.—Wowli kill the one, but not more ; would separate the others. 



10. Would you recommend stamping out pleuro pneumonia like rinderpest? 



Simonds. — Stamping out pleuro-pneumonia does not offer the same chance. 



Williams. — Would not recommend it. 



M'Call. — Would, under conditions to be stated. 



Edivards. — Not prepared to recommend it. 



Fergusson. — Stamping out not desirable. 



Dunn. — Recommends measm-es less severe and sweeping. 



11. Would isolation (quarantme), disinfection, and regulation of traffic, be better than 

 stamping out ? 



Simonds. — Quarantme and slaughter of infected stock would check, if not exterminate 



disease. 

 Williams.— It would be efficient. 



M-Call.— Yes; but not sufficiently promptly if carried out at the owner's expense. 

 Ed^vards.—^Yon\d materially tend to suppress disease, but part of the expenses 



should be borne by Government. 

 Fergusson.— li it would not eradicate it would render its appearance rare. 



12. Would destruction of those actually affected, and quarantine of the rest, eradicate 

 discfisG ? 



Simonds.— It is doubtful if the country can be completely freed from pleuro- 



pnemnonia. 

 Williams. — Yes, if foreign cattle were not admitted, 

 il/' Call.— Yea, so far as Great Britain is concerned. 

 Edtvards. — Would materially tend to suppress disease. 

 Fergusson. — No, unless eradicated in Ireland. 

 Dunn. — Yes, in twelve mouths. 



13. How long should quarantine last ? 



/Smonrfs.— Not less than one month ; two would be better. 



Williams. — From three to eight months. 



M'Call. — Tlu-ee months. 



Edwards.— Six weeks or two months, and longer, where cattle have been diseased. 



Dunn. — Eight weeks. 



