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Juan; to 1<> oxen of the Experimental 

 School of Colonia Benitez and to the 7 

 oxen belonging to the Experimental 

 School of Posadas (Misiones). None of 

 the animals submitted to tuberculine 

 reacted. Ophthalmoreaction, also gave 

 negative results. 



The number of tillage-cattle contami- 

 nated by tuberculosis in European Coun- 

 tries reaches enormous proportions be- 

 side which the number of cases brought 

 to light in the Argentine is remarkably 

 small. In the German Slaughter Hou 

 ses (and the Europeans know this better 

 than we do) tuberculosis among oxen 

 in 1905 reached 20.37 °/ ; and in Den- 

 mark 26.7 °[ . 



It now remains to be seen war is the 

 proportion of tuberculosis among cattle 

 in general, from which the consumption 

 of Slaughter Houses, salting sheds, and 

 frigorifics is purveyed. 



To begin with, there is a fact wich is ab- 

 solutely beyond questioming: — ic that 



