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Show Report Is Given On CattleTested A report from Dr. F. E. Murray, inspector in charge of the regional office of the Bureau of Animal Industry, In-dustry, U. S. D. A., shows that a total of 18,241 head of dairy and beef types of cattle were tested for Bang's disease during the past few months under the reduction program of the federal government govern-ment Those tested were classified into purebreds and grades, beef and dairy types. The significant point in the - report is that the disease among the range cattle averaged 11 per cent and dairy 8 per cent. In Beaver county the report showed 95 head of purebred beef cattle tested, 13 reactors; 158 purebred dairy catte tested, 20 reactors; 89 grade beef cattle, 34 reactors; 286 grade dairy cattle, 46 reactors, making a total of 628 tested, 122 reactors; or an average of 19.4 per cent. It will be noted that grade beef cattle ran twice as heavy percentage of reactors as all classes together, i The test was discontinued primarily pri-marily because of lack of funds. It has not been made compulsory yet, probably due to that lack of I funds, but that is apparently com-, com-, ing in the not distant future. We I are advised that even now interstate, inter-state, and even intercounty shipment ship-ment cannot be made without a certificate showing the cows have stood test within 60 days. The forest service is now considering having all cows tested before they will be permitted on the range and CCC camps are prohibited from buying milk from untested cows. It appears that the test will be enforced en-forced in an indirect manner. It is regret-able that the test was discontinued in Beaver county so soon as there are applications for several hundred more to have been tested. However, they will be held and given first consideration when the opportunity comes again. |