2. 



BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS 



Chapter 31 ?» Section 33» /eneral Laws, Tercentenary Edition 

 as anended by Chapter 272, Acts of 193^ and Chapter 

 /4.17f Acts of 19/46 and amend'Hents tiiereto 



There wore three thousand six hundred and fifty-nine (3,6^9) 

 tuberculin }ierd tests, one hundred twelve thousand six hundred and 

 thirty-five (112, ^>35) anltnal tests aonlled to which eijht { >) head 

 of cattle were declared reactors as coripared with four thousand 

 eijht hundred and forty-el jht (l4,3!|8) tuberculin herd tests and 

 one hundred twenty-six thousand six hundred and ninety- three 

 (126, "93) animal tests annlied the previous fiscal year to which 

 nineteen (19) head of cattle reacted. 



Seven (?) of the eight head (5) of cattle declared to be 

 ;ors were renorte; 

 at time of slaue>hter. 



reactors were renorted as havin^ "no jross lesions" of tuberculosis 



Five hundred and thirty-el^ t (533) herds containing six 

 thousand ei_;ht hundred and el_,hty-four (6,68i|) head of cattle. In- 

 cluded in the census report of June y, 196^, were disoosed of by 

 the owners prior to tiie census period endinii June 30, 1966, 



One hundreo and eleihty-aeven (Id?) herds to which testing has 

 not previously been conducted and containing one thousand three 

 hundred and seventy-two (1,372) head of cattle are included in the 

 census report of the aeriod endin^i, June 30, 1966, 



Tuberculin tests are conducted by State and Federal accredited 

 veterinarians under a i-'tate and federal Cooperative ^lan for the 

 establishment of tuberculosis-free herds and the eradication of 

 boyipe tuberculosis. 



Following is a su-TCTary of tuberculin tests as made by veter- 

 inarians for tue twelve-nonth period of this report. 



■Veterinarians paid by the State 

 on a salary basis 



Veterinarians paid by the Federal 

 lOvernment on a salary basis 



Veterinarians enoloyed by the 

 State as PrOi^raM Agents 



Veterinarians authorized by request 

 of and oaid by the owners 



H^RDS HiSAU ?'i;ACTORS 



728 22,306 5 



122 U.,257 



2,792 81;, 869 



17 



1,123 



3,659 112,635 6 



During the fiscal year, owners or reactin^^ cattle were reiinbursed 

 for seven (7) grade cows to the amount of 690,71, 



