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As a means of furnishing information as to the reasons for 
these conclusions and the manner in which they were reached, 
the Commission would recommend that the reports of the com- 
mittees should be published as an appendix to this report. 
The Commission recognizing after careful study that the tuber- 
culin test is the fundamental factor in any policy having for its 
object the control of bovine tuberculosis, decided that a pronounce- 
ment to that effect should properly occupy a foremost place. 
Based on the information contained -in the reports of its Com- 
mittees and on such other information as was brought out in the 
general discussions of the Commission, the following resolutions 
were adopted for presentation to the American Veterinary Medical 
Association. 
RESOLUTION 1. DISSEMINATION. 
As a general policy to be observed all contact between tuber- 
culous and healthy cattle and between healthy cattle and stables, 
cars, etc., which may contain living tubercle bacilli should be 
prevented. To accomplish this the following specific recommenda- 
tions are made :— 
1. There should be no sale or exchange of animals affected with 
tuberculosis except for immediate slaughter or for breeding pur- 
poses under official supervision. 
2. That the managements of live stock shows should give prefer- 
ence to cattle known to be free from tuberculosis, either by pro- 
viding special classes for such cattle or in some other practical 
way, and should also take every precaution to prevent contact 
between such animals and those not known to be free from disease. 
3. All live stock shippers should take every precaution to see 
that cars furnished are thoroughly cleansed and disinfected before 
use. 
RESOLUTION 2. TUBERCULIN TEST. 
1. That tuberculin, properly used, is an accurate and reliable 
diagnostic agent for the detection of active tuberculosis. 
2. That tuberculin may not ‘produce a reaction under the fol- 
lowing conditions :— 
(a) ‘When the disease is in a period of incubation. 
(b) When the progress of the disease is arrested. 
