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2.—In view of the expense of the necessary experiments, 
the assistance of public authorities in the matter is indispen¬ 
sable. Rejected by 27 against 23 votes. 
VIII . — Pleuro-Pneumonia . 
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1. —The Sixth International Congress of veterinary med¬ 
icine considers that it is possible to completely and rapidly 
arrest the progress of contagious pleuro-pneumonia if the 
service is organized according to the following principles: 
a. Animals attacked with pleuro-pneumonia ought to be 
permanently excluded from public traffic. 
b. When the disease is discovered, it is necessary to slaugh¬ 
ter both the animals attacked and those suspected or contam¬ 
inated. 
c. Obligatory control of the traffic in animal food ought to 
be everywhere organized. Adopted by 62 votes against 2. 
2. —Preventive inoculation may be of some service in out¬ 
breaks occurring in premises where the stock is frequently 
changed ; owing to special circumstances, there is difficulty 
in executing the sanitary measures. Adopted by 47 against 
28 votes. 
IX.— The flesh of tuberculous animals . 
1. —The flesh of tuberculous animals ought to be submit¬ 
ted to special regulations. Carried unanimously. 
2. —When carcasses are condemned under such regulations, 
the owner ought to be compensated, provided that he has 
conformed to the sanitary measures. Carried unanimously. 
3- —Seizure ought to take place whenever, from the extent 
and character of the tuberculous lesions, there is reason to 
suspect that the flesh might be injurious to health. Carried 
by 89 votes against 8. 
4- —The sale of condemned flesh is not to be permitted. 
Carried unanimously. 
a. When the animal is emaciated. Carried unanimously. 
b. When it has a bad appearance. Carried by 50 votes 
against 5. 
c. When lesions are present in the muscular system. 
Carried unanimously. 
