230 The Control of Tuberculosis in Cattle, [june, 



Full directions for making and applying Bordeaux mixture 

 are given in Leaflet 23 (Potato Disease), copies of which may 

 be obtained on application to the Secretary, Board of Agricul- 

 ture and Fisheries, Whitehall Place, London, S.W. 



With the object of obtaining definite recommendations for 

 the control of bovine tuberculosis, the American Veterinary 



tember, 1910. The following is a summary of the recom- 

 mendations made by the Commission, dealing with the dis- 

 semination and prevention of tuberculosis, the diagnosis of 

 the disease, the disposition of tuberculous animals, and 

 education and legislation on the subject. 



Dissemination and Prevention of Tuberculosis. — As a 

 general policy, it is suggested that all contact between tuber- 

 culous and healthy cattle, and between healthy cattle and 

 stables, trucks, &c, which may contain living tubercle bacilli, 

 should be prevented. The following specific recommendations 

 are made : — 



(1) There should be no sale or exchange of animals affected 

 with tuberculosis, except for immediate slaughter or for 

 breeding purposes under official supervision. 



(2) That preference should be given at live stock shows to 

 cattle known to be free from tuberculosis, and every precaution 

 should also be taken 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 trucks in which the animals are conveyed are 

 thoroughly cleansed and disinfected before use. 



With the object of preventing the spread of infection, 

 persons buying cattle for breeding purposes or milk produc- 

 tion should, except when such purchases are made from 

 disease-free herds which have been tested by a properly 

 qualified person, purchase only subject to the tuberculin test. 

 Moreover, all milk and milk bye-products used as food should 



* The Report has since been reprinted as Circular 175 of the U.S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry. 



The Control of 

 Tuberculosis 

 in Cattle. 



Medical Association appointed in 1909 

 an international commission on the 

 subject, the report * of which was 

 presented to the Association in Sep- 



