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regulations, on 10th January. The authorities, deputed by the Board. of 
Health, discovered symptoms of tuberculosis, but the animal, being a valuable 
one, it was decided to apply the tuberculin test. Up to this time it was a 
matter of doubt among breeders as to whether the test was a deciding point, 
but this case settled the matter, as developments set in rapidly, and the bull, 
yielding to the test, was destroyed at once, in the presence of the Stock 
Board, in charge of Mr. J. W. Chanter, inspector of stock for the metropolitan 
districts. The locality of the disease was in the left jaw, and the tubercle 
taken away weighed 24 1b. ‘The loss is a serious one, not only from a financial 
point of view, but from the fact that Mr. Lee has, for the past twenty years, 
been endeavouring to introduce this strain into his herd, and, as this class of 
cattle is becoming more and more extinct, the loss is the more to be deplored.— 
Exchange. 
_ TUBERCULOUS COWS. 
Unper the sensational heading, “Cow Carnage at the Abattoirs,’ Truth 
(N.S.W.) reports a wholesale slaughter of diseased milch cows from a Botany 
dairy. The journal in question says :-— 
Of the various Government Departments, the Board of Health is about 
the most difficult to get into action. Its machinery moves cumbrously 
like a huge 100-ton gun; but once a shot strikes the object of its destiny, 
destruction is terrific. Such was the case lately, when eight fine-looking 
well-conditioned milch cows from a well-known North Botany Dairy were 
slaughtered at the abattoirs by the authority of the Board of Health, and 
found, as anticipated, to be badiy diseased with tuberculosis. The tubercles 
were found in different parts of the animals in various stages of development. 
The symptoms of disease in the herd in question were first noticed in one of 
the cows by the Botany residents, who communicated with the inspector for 
the North Botany Council. That officer satisfied himself that the animal was 
badly diseased, and informed the Board of Health. He received instructions to 
immediately destroy the cow and search for tuberculosis. Accordingly the beast 
was killed and dissected, and tuberculosis was found to have developed into its 
worst degrees ; the cow having avery large tubercle in the neck, the lump being 
conspicuous through the distension of the skin. Mr. Edward Stanley, Chief 
Veterinary Surgeon to the Government, subsequently visited the dairy and 
inspected the fifteen remaining milch cows. His experience satisfied him that 
the disease must have spread to some of the other beasts, and he determined on 
injecting tuberculin into all the cows to test their condition, The temperature 
of each beast was taken before the injection, and in a specified time it was again 
taken. Eight of the cows showed a very high temperature after the elapse of 
some hours, and the test having proved the presence of tuberculosis they were 
confiscated and taken over to the abattoirs for slaughter. Mr. Stanley 
ordered the cows to be killed. The owner and his specially engaged veterinary 
surgeons were present, together with a few interested spectators and a member of 
Truth’s staff, who had been specially deputed, at the request of the owner, to 
witness the slaughter and examination and see that he got fair play. Mr. 
Shelly, the chief inspector at the abattoirs, was present with Mr. Stanley. The 
first three cows killed looked good milkers and exhibited no outward sign of 
disease, but, when the heads were cut off, one beast showed the tubercles freely 
in the neck. Another was clean in the neck, but the liver and lungs were 
diseased. The third showed the tubercles in dfferent places, one being in the 
flesh above the loins close to the spine on the back. 
THE SECOND TRIO. 
Three more were then killed and examined with equal care. Each of 
them had the disease in a greater or lesser degree, and the tubercles were also 
found in the udders. In the case of a nice-looking, fat, little, brown beast, 
