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I^^irsf. — That part of the work resulting from the action 

 of the local inspectors of animals quarantining cattle sus- 

 pected of having tuberculosis, which must be examined by 

 agents of the Cattle Bureau, and appraised and killed if 

 found to be sufferino: from the disease, or released if con- 

 sidered free from it. 



Second. — Keeping up the quarantine work, to prevent 

 tuberculous animals from being introduced into the dairy 

 and breeding herds of this Commonwealth from adjoining 

 States. This includes the testing of all neat cattle brought 

 into the State except beeves for immediate slaughter, or 

 calves under six months old ; cattle returning from out-of- 

 State pastures, or coming in for exhibition purposes or re- 

 turning home from cattle shows in adjoining States, are also 

 exempt from the test. All the cattle upon which a test is 

 required sliip])ed to the stock yards at Brighton, A¥atertown 

 and Somerville, are tested by the agent of the Cattle Bureau 

 in charge of these quarantine stations. Cattle upon which 

 a test is required brought to points outside of these stock 

 yards, which are considered to be (juarantine stations, must 

 be accompanied by satisfactory certificates of tuberculin test 

 made by veterinarians in the States from Avhich they come, 

 approved by the Chief of the Cattle Bureau ; or they are 

 held upon arrival at destination and tested by an agent of 

 the Cattle Bureau, free of expense to citizens of Massachu- 

 setts and at cost to citizens of other States, but at their 

 risk. Cattle passing a satisfactory test are released from 

 quarantine. 



Third. — The third division of the labor performed in 

 connection with bovine tu])erculosis is known as ' ' voluntary 

 request Avork," where entire lierds are tested at the request 

 of their owners, with a view to eradicating tuberculosis from 

 them. 



The following statement shows the number of cattle quar- 

 antined during the year by the local inspectors, or cattle from 

 without the State held in quarantine awaiting a tuberculin 

 test, or held after reacting to tuberculin, and the disposition 

 made of them : — 



