Show morgan cows tested for bangs disease dr D E madsen animal pathologist at the utah state agricultural college has reported to county agent C R richards that 70 cows in morgan county were tested tor for bangs disease during january and february these reports mr richards states indicate that the disease is bein being deduced in the county eighteen range cattle and two dairy cattle were tested in the purebred division one reactor a dairy cow was found in this group in the grade division 42 dairy and 8 range cattle were tested four diseased animals were found in this group slightly more than 7 per cent of the th e cattle tested were in fectea dairymen lose on the average about 2 a year tor for each diseased animals in their herds it Is estimated dairymen who have their herds tested under federal supervision in utah are eligible to receive indemnities of 25 on grade and 50 on purebred cows that are arel slaughtered because of the disease di seas losses from bangs disease ds ease are manifested in dead or weak wea uni j developed calves in reduction n of the milk yield and a lessened sale value of affected cows breeding I 1 efficiency is lower and affected cows are more subject to udder troubles according to dr madsen I 1 |