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Show Dehorning Instruments Spread Common Disease A cattle disease known as ana-plasmosis ana-plasmosis has gained a serious foot-miiii foot-miiii hold In the United I . ,---1 States and is more r ' f ' prevalent than most 'M . K ii febrile, to-I to-I fectlous, protozoan L- ' J ' disease that may be , j ; ( chronic or acute. It '.': ettacks older anl-f anl-f ' f I " mals mostly. Aver-i Aver-i l 1 " mortality tfr- -ill ';J rane' from 30 to 50 per cent of animals ani-mals affected. Clinical symptoms are similar to tick fever. Treatment is still in the experimental experi-mental stage. The disease probably is spread by Insect bites. Many cases' coming to the attention of bureau bu-reau of animal Industry investigators investiga-tors have followed mechanical dehorning de-horning when too little or no attention atten-tion bad been given to disinfecting Instruments. If calves have horn buttons removed re-moved when young, by means of chemical dehorning fluid, the danger dan-ger of spreading the disease by dehorning de-horning tools is eliminated. . |