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bovine and human. It was found by physicians and 

 veterinarians who were alarmed by the excessive 

 prevalence of the disease, both among cattle and 

 human beings, that there was a Very close connection 

 between the two. As a resxilt of the agitation by 

 the veterinarians which resulted, Copenhagen secured 

 from the imperial parliament an act giving it certain 

 powers to attack the problem of eliminating the 

 disease from the dairy herds, and preventing the 

 infection of the people through the use of tuber- 

 culous milk and meat. The Copenhagen system, as 

 it is called, is to-day universally regarded as the most 

 significant experiment ever made in this direction.^ 



Under this system there is frequent and careful 

 inspection of all herds. The tuberculin test is used, 

 no charge being made to the farmer, either for the 

 tuberculin or for the services of the veterinarian. 

 The worst animals are slaughtered, including all those 

 with badly diseased udders. Others, less seriously 

 affected, are separated from the healthy stock, so 

 as to prevent the spread of infection. Such segre- 

 gated infected animals may be used for breeding 

 purposes, or they may be fattened for the market, 

 but their milk must not be sold or used for any 

 purpose whatsoever. This is frankly regarded as a 

 compromise, and the general opinion is that nothing 

 short of the slaughter of all infected animals will 

 prove finally effective. 



