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The cow Cassandria is one of those previously referred to as having died 
three years ago from blackleg, and on post-mortem was found to be affected 
with generalised tuberculosis. 
The yearling heifer Jet, which gave no reaction to the tubereulin test, is a 
daughter of Goldspray. 
The following table, showing the number of calves and the milk obtained 
from each cow affected with tuberculosis, may be of interest to dairy farmers :— 
Name of Cow. Milk Yield. Number of Calves. 
Maggie IT. or oie PA Po! es ... | Very large ... q 
Annie th ae fs; Hs: ars ~ a Prk ex. 6 
Dinah ox an at He fe hs ae HH 5 
Diana eee an A yr Pa -e ot 1 5 
Bluebell ne) An ad 4 at a) 5 
Floss i¥ “yy 44: Gs un We ... | Average 5 
Snowdrop ... Vs a se t- ais 4 +e 3 
The only instance of very close relationship in regard to the disease 
tuberculosis is that of Floss and Snowdrop—mother and daughter respectively. 
In this particular case it is highly probable that they both contracted the 
disease from some common source, or one did, which afterwards became the 
source of infection for the other; for it may be mentioned that these two 
animals have been constant companions for the last four years, always living, 
feeding, and drinking together, and wherever possible keeping together in 
adjoining stalls during the milking operations. 
RECOMMENDATIONS. 
1. Under the present system at St. Helena, the cows are allowed to go 
into any stall they please. This is a very grave error, for it is of the utmost 
importance that cattle should be taught to always go into their own respective 
stalls which are specially allotted to them; by so doing, should any one of the 
present healthy animals become infected with tuberculosis, the infection will 
to a very great extent be restricted to the animal in its own particular stall. 
2. Cattle, as far as possible, should be prevented from licking one 
another, and from eating out of none other than their own particular manger. 
8. All suspected animals should be isolated, and should neither eat nor 
drink out of a common manger or drinking trough; nor should any feed they 
leave be given to other cattle. Old cows, and those having a husky cough, 
wheezy breathing, nasal discharge, enlarged glands under the skin, diseased 
udder or joints, unthriftiness in general, narrow chest, light barrel, long legs, 
pot bellies, &c., are most open to suspicion, and should be tested without delay 
by means of tuberculin. 
4. No new animals, whether bulls, cows, or calves, should be admitted, 
even if from the most unsuspected herds, unless they have just been examined 
and tested with tuberculin, and passed by an officer who has been instructed by 
this Institute. ; 
5. Rigid official inspection and application of the tuberculin test on every 
animal in the herd should be carried out at least every six months. 
6. All calves should be reared on milkof guaranteed healthy cows; otherwise 
if the cows from which the milk is obtained are in the slightest degree 
suspected the milk should be scalded. The national system in Denmark is to 
feed all dairy calves on sterilised milk, so as to remove all possible risk of 
inducing the disease by ingestion. 
7. Considering that the highest authorities on tuberculosis are of opinion 
that curative treatment is of little or no avail whatever, it remains that the very 
strictest measures be taken to prevent its spread to the remaining healthy 
animals ; for we must regard the stalls which have been used for the infected 
animals as contaminated with tubercular material. : 
