1912. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1237 
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS CONFERENCE. 
The necessity for some modification 
of the present New York State law 
governing tuberculin testing and con¬ 
demnation of dairy cattle having be¬ 
come apparent, a conference of those 
interested was called at the Capitol in 
Albany, on November 19, and the vari¬ 
ous features of the subject were dis¬ 
cussed. As is too often the case in 
such matters, those most directly and 
vitally affected, the small dairymen of 
the State, were scantly represented, 
though the veterinary profession was 
out in full force, and various breeders’ 
associations had sent their officials. The 
discussion opened with the presentation 
of several modifications of the present 
law proposed by the Holstein-Friesian 
Association. Briefly, these were a de¬ 
mand for physical examination of all 
cows contributing to the public milk 
supply, by competent veterinarians, ap¬ 
pointed by the Commissioner of Agri¬ 
culture, and the repeal of the section 
of the present law requiring a detailed 
report of all tuberculin purchased or 
used in the State. It was not proposed 
to do away with the tuberculin test, but 
rather to make it supplementary to a 
physical examination, when desired by 
an owner or the examiner, and it was 
urged that the present law, requiring 
full reports to the State of all private 
tuberculin tests, operated to prevent 
such tests by dairymen who wished to 
know the condition of their herds, while 
it did not deter unscrupulous dealers, 
and others, from purchasing tuberculin 
outside the State, and using it for ille¬ 
gitimate purposes. 
It was further proposed that the ex¬ 
aminer should appraise all condemned 
cattle, making $15 the maximum amount 
to be paid for any case showing gen¬ 
eralized tuberculosis, and permitting the 
owner to keep the hide and carcass, 
though without the privilege of dispos¬ 
ing of the latter unless the examiner 
certified to its being fit for human food. 
In the discussion which followed the 
submission of these propositions it was 
freely acknowledged that our present’ 
laws reach but a small proportion of 
the dairy cows of the State, and that 
the movement for the eradication of 
tuberculosis was making little headway. 
It was felt by those who advocate physi¬ 
cal examination of cattle that, in this 
way, the more advanced cases of tuber¬ 
culosis which are chiefly responsible for 
its spread would be quickly weeded out. 
According to an eminent veterinary au¬ 
thority present such an examination 
would detect approximately ninety per 
cent, of the dangerously tubercular 
cows, or the spreaders; a statement that 
surprised many of those present, as it 
is quite generally thought that physical 
examination alone, even when made by 
unusually competent men, will fail to 
detect the disease in a large proportion 
of affected cattle. 
In an attempt to estimate the magni¬ 
tude of the work of examining all the 
dairy herds of the State, it was said 
that there were probably five hundred 
competent veterinarians available for 
this purpose, and about one and one- 
half million cattle to be examined. 
These figures would apportion three 
thousand cattle to each veterinarian, 
and, according to one practitioner pres¬ 
ent, would keep them busy for consider¬ 
ably more than a month. Some very 
interesting statements regarding the 
policy of the German government in 
this matter were made by one who had 
recently studied the subject in that 
country. Recognizing that but a small 
proportion of the tubercular cattle in 
that country were being reached, and 
that, if they would do effective work, 
they must secure the cooperation of the 
cattle owners, instead of antagonizing 
them, German officials have largely dis¬ 
carded the use of tuberculin, and are 
relying upon physical examination, and 
bacteriological tests of the milk. They 
do not question the accuracy of the 
tuberculin test, but regard it as being 
too delicate for practical purposes, since 
it reveals infection in cattle not danger¬ 
ously diseased, and causes the con¬ 
demnation of more cattle than they have 
funds to pay for. They have inaugu¬ 
rated a system of making a physical ex¬ 
amination of herds once yearly, and a 
bacteriological examination of a compo¬ 
site sample of their milk three times 
within the same period. Cattle owners 
pay one mark (about 25 cents), per 
head for these examinations, to which 
they are not compelled to submit, how¬ 
ever, being given the alternative of hav¬ 
ing their milk pasteurized, at an ex¬ 
pense of two marks per head. It is 
thus made to their financial interests to 
cooperate with the government, and the 
State further aids them by giving them 
four-fifths of the appraised valuation of 
any infected cattle which they desire to 
have slaughtered. Bovine tuberculosis 
has rapidly increased within a few years 
in that country and is thought to be 
present in practically all dairy herds. 
This is in marked contrast with the 
estimate of State Veterinarian Wills 
that only about 14 per cent, of New 
York State dairies are infected. 
At the close of the discussion, a com¬ 
mittee of nine was appointed to draft 
the proposed amendments to the agri¬ 
cultural law and urge them upon the 
coming Legislature. This committee 
was composed of Former Judge O. U. 
Kellog, of Cortland; George W. Sis¬ 
son, President State Agricultural So¬ 
ciety; C. J. Huson, Commissioner of 
Agriculture; Prof. James Russell, of 
Columbia College; W. P. Schanck, 
President State Ayrshire Association; 
Drs. W. H. Park, and C. H. North, of 
the New York Milk commission; Dr. 
V. A. Moore, dean of the State Veteri¬ 
nary College, and Mr. Albert Manning, 
secretary of the Dairymen’s League. 
For the guidance of this committee, Di¬ 
rector Edward Van Alstyne offered the 
following resolutions as representing 
the sense of the conference. 
That a physical examination of all 
dairy herds of the State contributing 
to the public milk supply, be made, and 
that no owner of a (.ondemned animal 
showing generalized tuberculosis be al¬ 
lowed more than $15 for the same, in 
addition to the hide and carcass. 
That creameries and cheese factories 
be compelled to pasteurize all skim- 
milk and whey before returning the 
same to their patrons. 
These resolutions were adopted by 
vote of the conference, while one ad¬ 
vocating that the results of all tuber¬ 
culin tests be reported to the State, 
but without in any way penalizing the 
cattle owner, or forbidding the use of 
his milk, was voted down after a dis¬ 
cussion which at times bade fair to 
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