Show SMAll 1 PERCENTAGE OF oi CHILE CATTLE OF UTAH SHOW TUBERCULOSIS Law to Lessen Loss to Dairymen Dairymen Dairy Dairy- men After Inspection T Advocated t I Of or 2000 cows tested by inspectors of I the federal department acting aeling under the state board of ot health only 63 per cent 1 I have havo been found infected with 1 i losis J This percentage is considered remarkably I Wy bly mall as compared with tests made in iru- many maby eastern states where the perce percentage per per- ce of oe Infected animals has lias run as ashl hl high 11 as S G Co fa 1 The Investigations Into the condition of ot j Utah herds heids have been made mado within the past last year rear while In Jn many other stat states s j l where tho the cows cow a havo have been found to beIn be bei e i in bad shape as re regards tuberculosis tho the j tests tests' have o been carried on for a much longer time The largest proportion of cows having tuberculosis In one herd held In this this' state I 1 was twenty out of twenty one Dr T. T B. B Beatty secretary of the state board of health said yesterday esterday that the attitude toward tho the inspection of herds taken by the dairymen had been on most gratifying and in all cases the dairymen had evidenced V n a willingness to operate co-operate r eh with t the state t b board and n the federal officers in ridding the state of diseased animals and taking steps toward toward to- to ward waid the prevention of tuberculosis I a among n the h cattle t I I In the the- case of the dairyman who lost result of ot the twenty of ot his cows as a n. examination of his hiE herd there was WIlS no o opposition to the efforts of the board of I health mid and d tho the a assisting lectors whatever what what- 1 ever v r and U In this ease calle tome some complaint ml might ht have been expected when it isi ism is i m considered that the dairyman man lost j 1 j all of hs animals To Reimburse To-Reimburse Reimburse Owner Owners 1 The Tha state health department will make male an effort at the next t session of the legislature legis- legis h I lature to have a b bill passed ee whereby hire itt the I I owners s of cows will receive v a certain I amount of damage for each animal found to be Infected with tho disease and or ordered ordered or- or fl dered dared slaughtered In some states the tho dairymen are allowed 40 per cent of the of the tho Infected animals less the salvage the salvage the hides and certain portions of or the meat which will pass government Inspection The Tho 40 per pei cent allowed on animals slaughtered in in some Jn-some some states would mean about 15 lo a head Had a similar law been in effect in tills this state about 1950 1550 would have hao been paid out this thit year to the dairymen lo losing ing cows The state board of health Dr Beatty to have the owners says does not desire of cows placed in an embarrassing embarrassing posy tion as a result of these examinations and every effort will be made on the part of cf the board to further certain legislation legisla- legisla tion that will be he of some assistance to the tho dairymen should it be necessary for his animals to be killed Test Imported Animals One timing thins In particular that will pre pro prevent prevent vent tuberculosis tuberculosis in Utah is the requirement requirement requirement require require- ment that every animal being brought into the state shall be accompanied by bya a 8 certificate showing that it is absolutely absolute absolute- ly without tuberculosis In The inspectors of the United States bureau of animal industry work with their coming coming coming com com- without cost ost to the state pay ing direct from tho the governments government are arc examined they are aie As s the cows tagged the tho tag showing whether they ato infected with tuberculosis or free from ue are the disease The Tito premises premise where infected animals are found d must be thoroughly thor thor- I Y ough disinfected and animals suspected of bem being infected With the disease must bo segregated from the tho rest lest of the herd of their conI con- con examinations are made a When animals arc I are r found t to have o a tuberculosis ber t ti they are ordered or- or i dered slaughtered under tinder certain regulations regula- regula of the department of animal industry in In- In |