H 

 Witli such an array of expert testimony in favor of tiie use 

 of tuberculin in diagnosing the disease of Tuberculosis in cat- 

 tle, it seems hardly possible that any objection could be raised 

 against the use of the tuberculin test. It certainly can only be 

 justified on the part of ignorance of the most depraved kind. 



TREATMKNT OF BOVINE TUBERCUI^OSIS. 



Here we are at fault, more so than we are with the human 

 family, for there are cases on record that where the disease is 

 taken in time it can be arrested, and to all intents and purposes 

 cured, in the human. 



It is almost a hopeless task to cure the disease in the bo- 

 vine, when once established. The simplest and most expensive 

 is to destroy the animals thus afflicted. 



When animals are destroyed for this disease the best way 

 to dispose of the carcasses is by burning them up. If they are 

 disposed of in the usual way, by burial in the ground, then 

 such precautions should be taken that no possible infection 

 could come from the disintegration, as it is claimed that earth 

 worms can carry the spores of tuberculous germs, and deposit 

 them on the surface. A pit not less than eight to ten feet deep 

 should be dug, and plenty of "quicklime" thrown over the 

 carcass. It is also wise to select some remote spot for burial, 

 which cattle cannot get at. Some go so far as to fence in such 

 burial spots, and treat the ground with a strong solution of 

 Bi-Chloride, at intervals, for four or five months. 



It is stated that 25 per cent, of all stabled cows have tuber- 

 culosis, and, such being the case, what treatment known today 

 will effect a cure ? 



There have, however, been some very important steps made 

 in the direction of eradicating this disease from the bovine 

 race, which, although in the initial stage, hold some reasonable 

 consideration of ultimate success. 



Tuberculosis can be prevented. To accomplish this it is 

 necessary to keep tuberculous animals from entering the 

 healthy herds. If they are admitted, and later the fact is dis- 

 covered, it is necessary to remove them and to thoroughly dis- 

 infect the stable. Of the methods for the control of Tubercul- 

 osis in cattle, the one introduced by Prof, Bang of Copenhagen 

 Denmark, and generally known as the "Bang method," has 



