lyO BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS 



WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH AN ANIMAL THAT HAS BEEN 



FOUND TO BE TUBERCULOUS? 



The diseased animal sliould be removed from the healthy 

 ones and kept isolated from them. The stable should be dis- 

 infected. 



If the general appearance and physical signs of the con- 

 demned animal indicate that it is badly affected the wisest 

 course to pursue is to kill it and bury or burn its carcass. If, 

 on the other hand, the animal appears to be in fair condition, 

 and if physical examination fails to show any serious progress 

 of the disease, there seems to be a growing opinion that there 

 is no need of the animal's becoming a total loss. It should 

 certainly be kept isolated from healthy animals. With good 

 care it may recover completely. If it is a blooded animal or 

 otherwise especially valuable, it may be used for breeding 

 purposes. If in milk, the milk may be used for feeding pur- 

 poses ; but should first be pasteurized by heating to 155 

 Farenheit for 15 or 20 minutes. The animal may be fattened 

 for beef if slaughtered under competent inspection. 



The herd should be retested from time to time and the dis- 

 eased ones weeded out ; new animals should not be added 

 to it, except by birth, which have not passed the tuberculin 

 test. 



DISINFECTION 



When a case of tuberculosis has been found in a stable it is 

 desirable that the stable should be disinfected. In order that 

 it may not be time wasted, it should be done thoroughly. The 

 hay, straw, chaff, dust, manure, etc., should be removed and 

 burned. If the removal is likely to be a dusty job, it would be 

 well to moisten it with water or the disinfecting solution. If 

 any portion of the stable is incrusted with dried dirt or manure, 

 it should be moistened with the disinfectant and scraped off 

 with a hoe or other convenient implement. All the exposed 

 surfaces of the stable should be thoroughly wet with a solution 

 of corrosive sublimate of the strength of one part of corrosive 

 sublimate to one thousand parts of water — 60 grains per gallon. 

 It should be borne in mind that this solution is very poisonous 

 if taken internally. Before the stable is again used the mangers 



