State Live Stock Sanitary Board 



DR. D. E. WESTMORLAND, State Veterinarian 



I have the honor to present herewith the seventh biennial report 

 of the work performed by the Live Stock Sanitary Board of Kentucky 

 through this office for the fiscal years 1928-1929. 



The major part of these activities have been devoted to our co- 

 operative bovine tuberculosis and sheep scab eradication. The first of 

 which I think is most important of all animal disease control work, as 

 it not only protects the cattle industry from great losses from this 

 disease, but its eradication from cattle removes one of the greatest 

 sources of infection to the human family, this disease being communi- 

 cated to the human through the food and milk supply derived from this 

 class of animals. 



This work is being conducted by what is known as the "County 

 Area Plan." That is, the Live Stock Sanitary Board, in cooperation 

 with the Bureau of Animal Industry, enters into an agreement with 

 the Fiscal Courts, whereby the county appropriates sixty ($60.00) dol- 

 lars per month for traveling expenses of our inspectors while testing 

 all cattle in this area. We have to date finished testing in fifty-three 

 counties, twenty-eight of which have been declared "Modified Ac- 

 credited Areas." These areas have certain quarantine restrictions that 

 prevent the importation of non-tested cattle into the county. This 

 assists materially in keeping the area free from tuberculosis. 



The value of the services rendered the live stock industry by the 

 Live Stock Sanitary Board through this office can be estimated when 

 we consider that most all diseases of a contagious and infectious 

 nature have been kept under control except sheep scabies, against 

 which we are now conducting an active campaign. 



The Live Stock Sanitary Board entered into a cooperative agree- 

 ment with the Bureau of Animal Industry about two years ago, whereby 

 this work is being conducted by farm to farm inspection, and inspec- 

 tion and dipping at the local stock yards. We found, as our work 

 progressed in sheep scab eradication, that one of the greatest sources 

 of the distribution of infection was through the local stock yards, of 

 which there are about thirty within the sheep raising section of the 

 state. To control this condition it was necessary to establish a system 

 of inspection and dipping of all sheep sold from these markets for 

 purposes other than immediate slaughter. Inspectors were assigned 

 to inspect and supervise the dipping of these animals in eighteen yards. 

 We find that to carry out this important work it will be necessary to 

 increase our number of inspectors. I therefore respectfully request 

 that the General Assembly of Kentucky, at its next regular session, 



