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Danish Tuberculosis Law. 



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The Board have issued an Order, to come into force on the 

 1 8th April, providing for the isolation of horses affected with 

 epizootic lymphangitis. Suspected cases 

 Epizootic > of this disease must be reported to the 

 ^"ord^P^ 1118 P once > wno must notify the Local Authority, 

 and all horses affected with, or suspected of, 

 this disease are to be kept separate from others. If the Local 

 Authority is satisfied of the existence of epizootic lymphangitis, 

 the horses must be isolated on some specified premises from 

 which they may not be moved, they may not come into contact 

 with other horses, and their litter, dung, &c, may not be 

 removed without permission from the inspector of the Local 

 Authority. The place where the horses have been kept must 

 subsequently be cleansed and disinfected as directed in the 

 Order ; and carcases must be buried in their skin with quicklime 

 or other disinfectant, or burned. 



A short account of the symptoms of this disease was given 

 in the last number of the Journal, Vol. X., March, 1904, p. 521. 



The Board have received information through the Foreign 

 Office that the Danish Law relating to tuberculosis in cattle 

 has been slightly amended. By the old 



Danish Tubercu- law no milk or butter-milk could be taken 

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Irom a dairy and used as food for domestic 



animals which had not previously been warmed up to a 



temperature of at least 85 degrees Centigrade (185 degrees 



Fahrenheit). By the new law the temperature is reduced to 



80 degrees Centigrade (176 degrees Fahrenheit) and the 



regulation is extended to all cream from which butter for 



export is churned. 



A new regulation is introduced, dealing with the isolation of 

 animals undergoing the test for tuberculosis. 



The old law is described in detail in Vol. V. of this Journal, 

 pp. 74-75 (1898, June), and another reference is made in Vol. VI., 

 p. 234 (1899, Sept.). 



