Show COLLEGE TESTS CATTLE FOR DUCHESNE CO Three hundred and twenty-one twenty cattle in Duchesne county were I tested for Bangs Bang's abortion disease during January and February according to Dr D. D E. E Madsen animal pathologist at the Utah State Agricultural college Twenty five purebred range cattle were tested approximately 50 percent of the range cattle were infected In the grade cattle division cattle were tested 44 of these were infected Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seven Seven- teen percent of all aU cattle tested were reactors Losses from Bangs Bang's disease are manifested in dead or weak Undeveloped undeveloped undeveloped un un- developed calves reduction of the milk yield and lessened sale of affected cows Breeding efficiency is lower and d affected cows are more subject to udder troubles Cows contract the disease by eating feed or drinking tater i I I which has been contaminated with with infected afterbirths vaginal discharges discharges dis din charges or infected D milk lk Licking habits common among cattle maintained loose in a corral may be a source of danger Infective material splashed into the eye or 01 orinto orinto into a skin abrasion may be a possible means by which the disease disease dis dis- dis ease s contracted Dr Madsen Mads n said The loss from Bangs Bang's disease amounts to approximately 2500 a year for each diseased cow Dr Madsen estimates Dairymen have their herds tested under federal federal federal fed fed- eral supervision are eligible to r re receive receive re- re indemnities for reacting cows that are slaughtered Utah dairymen are paid 2500 for grade cows and for p purebred pure purebred pure pure- e bred cows that are slaughtered I |