Show u Effort Being Made To Eradicate In Co A concentrated effort is be being being being be- be ing made by the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry and the State Department of Agriculture ture in cooperation with local livestock men to eradicate Bru Bru- from among cattle Sanpete County is one of five I counties in the state that is nearing Hearing the point where it can be declared a n modified certified free area according to te Dennis Funk county agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural agent During 1955 Dr W W. E E. E Thorpe and md Dr Roy blood- blood tested a total of head of cattle in herds in Sanpete Of this number were reactors reactors react react- of ors s and were suspects Be Because Because Be- Be cause some range herds were not checked last year before go going going going go- go ing on the range some clean herds may have been ed cd with the disease Therefore it will be necessary to check all range again this year An owner of a di diseased diseased diseased di- di herd can certainly do an injustice justice to his fellow permit permit- tees Mr Funk stated At a recent meeting of the County Committee and representatives of the the catHe cate cattle cat cat- tie tle e associations it was agreed that each association would be responsible for getting its cattie cattle cattle cat cat- tle tie tested Jested and clean before go going going going go- go ing on the range next summer who are not members members members mem mem- bers of grazing associations will also be required to have their cattle tested Arrangements for these men will be made through the county agent There is no cost to the stockman stockman stockman stock stock- man to have his cattle tested However vever maintaining a diseased herd is very costly states Mr Funk Through cooperation during the next few months it will ill be possible to reach the goal of a modified certified Bru Bru- free county he added |