Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-12-01 | Page 4 | Killing Diseased Cows

KILLING DISEASED COWS The state vet veterinarian after applying the tuberculin test con condemned condemned 22 head oT of cows in the herd herel of SO 30 furnishing milk to the Utah State prison and the animals were slaughtered and buried in quick quicklime quicklime lime yesterday Tests for tuberculosis should be made on every herd in the state and infected animals should be destroyed There is doubt expressed by the highest authorities as to whether tuberculosis can be communicated by cows to human beings except by eating the meat but while there is a doubt those authorized to look alter after the health of our communities should take the safe side and order the diseased animals slaughtered