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Show I TUBERCULOSIS IS OFTEN DISCOVERED IN I HEALTHY-APPEARING BUNCH OF CATTLE If Dj r7 f f'l''1 y'-) Xs "f , , Above: Every Animal in This Picture Was Proved to Have Tuberculosis. Below: This Herd, at the United States Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C, Was Found to Be Free From Tuberculosis, and Was Given tho First Accredited Herd Certificate. (Prepared by the United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture.) It is Impossible, by merely looking at a cow, to tell whether or not she has tuberculosis. Nor can the presence pres-ence of the disease be detected by physical examination going not much further than a survey. The most reliable re-liable melliod for definitely determining determin-ing whether tuberculosis exists the only method recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture is the tuberculin test applied by a trained operator. Tuberculin is the most accurate diagnostic agency know to science, but it Is safe only In the hands of a trained and skilled operator who is acquainted with Its action and limitations. limi-tations. Can Not Trust Eyes Alone. Many fine herds of cattle which were a delight to look upon and which seemed to be healthy on superficial examination, have been found to be extensively affected with tuberculosis. They reacted to the tuberculin test, and subsequent slaughter of the animals ani-mals proved that the test had not gone wrong. Their bodies were found to contain extensive lesions of tuberculosis, tubercu-losis, and these healthy appearing animals, ani-mals, If they had been allowed to live, would have continued to spread the disease to other cattle and swine and possibly to human beings as well. The federal government, in co-operation with state livestock sanitary officials, of-ficials, has made a beginning in the big task of driving "animal T. B." from this country. It can not be done in a year, nor probably in a score of years, but every owner of even small herds of cattle can help forward the campaign by making sure that his animals ani-mals are not carrying and spreading the germs of this dangerous Malady. Tuberculosis eradication stations have beea established In 35 cities, covering the entire country, and livestock owners own-ers who want to get in touch with the station nearest them can do so by writing to the Bureau of Animal Industry, In-dustry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Helps Pay for Infected Cattle. Under recent legislation the federal government and the state governments pay portions of the value of cottlo slaughtered after they have been found infected with tuberculosis. The success of the movement for eradicating tuberculosis rests upon the livestock owners of the country to a greater degree than on any othef force, according to officials of the department. de-partment. Whenever the livestock owners "get behind" the work success is bound to follow. |