Show I I REGULATION TO PREVENT INTERSTATE SHIPMENT OF TUBERCULAR CATTLE 1 4 t s cf z i 9 zi 11 2 t Y 4 Y S' S t J. J s I Q y r mow lf p F 16 f d a a f x 4 y 1 t a 5 M f It Is Impossible to Tell the Tubercular lar From the Healthy Cows by External External Ex Appearance Prepared Prepare by the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of or Agriculture The regulation prohibiting after July 1 1019 1919 the interstate movement of cattle cuttle for breeding or dalr dairy purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses unless the they are properly tuber tuber- tested culin-tested will prove to be a long step toward the control of tuberculosis sis Is and Its eventual e eradication In this country according to officials of the United States department of ture It supplements and strengthens state regulations on this subject The object of the the- regulation is specifically specifically to prevent the Interstate shIpment shipment ship shIp- ment of diseased animals to cattle breeders or 01 dairymen who are trying to drive out or keep tuberculosis from their herds Cattle consigned to a public public public pub pub- lic stock stockyard ard and steers and strictly range cattle may be moved Interstate without restriction under the new regulation Copies of the regulation which has been Issued issued issued-by by the time secretary of agriculture agriculture agri culture and Is known as regulation seven of bureau of animal Industry or or- der del are being printed and will be available soon for tor cattle owners dealers dealers dealers deal deal- ers veterinarians rIans pad and others who may desire them The regulation of ot Interstate movement movement movement move move- ment of ot cattle follows the same principle principle prin prIne ciple used successfully In the control of other animal diseases and has been recommended to the department of agriculture b by many cattle owners as ns asan asan an essential part of the campaign against tuberculosis which Is I now getting getting getting get get- ting well weH underway and find In which the federal government and 42 states are i opera co-opera co operating What Cattle May Be Moved Cattle known to be tubercular may maybe maybe maybe be moved Interstate for Immediate slaughter under federal Inspection They must be marked for Identification tion i must be accompanied b by a certificate showing their condition that they ma may be shipped Interstate and the purpose e for which they are shipped Chipped transportation companies must identify the cattle as tubercular on waybills and other papers cars o or hoot boat compartments in which they are moved must be cleaned and disinfected disinfect disinfect- ed under bureau hureau regulations and th the e cattle must not be transported In cars or boat compartments containing healthy cattle or hogs unless the latter are for Immediate slaughter Pure-bred Pure cattle which have been shipped Interstate for or feed Ing lug purposes and which have reacted to the time tuberculin test subsequent to such uh shipment may be reshipped interstate In Interstate In- In upon proper certificate fo for r purposes other than slaughter provided provided pro pro- vided they are lO consigned to the time orIgInal original inal owner at the same point of ot orl origin ln the reshipment must be made within four months of the original shipment i the they shall not be shipped to tonny any state or territory that does not provide for quarantine of tubercular cattle they cannot again be shipped Interstate except for Imme Immediate late slaughter under government inspection InspectIon Inspection tion i requirements of Identification and must be bo observed nesters heifers may be moved Interstate interstate interstate inter Inter- state for feeding or grazing on certification certification certification that they will not be used for other purposes and cows may be shipped Interstate from public stock stockyards stockyards yards ards on affidavit lt to the same effect Bulls may be shipped from public stock yards for feeding provided the owner or shipper makes affidavit that the they are for feeding only and the state i to which they ore are shipped provides for tor quarantine Certificate With Accredited Cattle Cattle from flOm a herd officially accredited accredited ac ne- ac- ac credited as free from tuberculosis maybe may maybe be shipped Interstate If accompanied by official certificates showing they are from such a n herd Tuberculin tests for the time detection of ot tuberculosis ma may be made by veterinary veterinary nary inspectors of ot the bureau of anima animal ani ani- ma mal Industry at nl pub public lc stock yards or regular bureau stations or by a n veterinarian veterInarIan vet vet- of the state of ot origin authorized nu au by the state and approved by bythe bythe the time bureau of animal Industry |