Show Cattle Disease I Can Be Licked I By 1975 75 rn can be eradicated fro from m the United States County Agent J. J Reed Moore quotes a USDA research authority as stating Dr C. C K Mingle of USDA's I agricultural research service says ays this goal is realistic if present progress against the disease con con- Dr Mingle who heads the tho State Federal eradication eradication eradication tion effort said that this costly disease of ot livestock and man has been reduced by 61 per cent since 1954 1054 when the intensified drive against the disease got under way I I The cost to the livestock industry now is about a year I compared with at I that time tune 1 I When livestock are freed of this disease undulant fever as s' s it appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears in lii humans will also be bee e eliminated Ii m I n ate d. d RC Restrictions now placed on Intrastate and interI Interstate Interstate Inter inter- I state shipment of livestock because because be be- cause of f the disease can be ended Further vaccination and andr r routine blood testing of animals on forms fanna and ranches would no longer be required he said Once is eradicated screening d such as the milk Ting test and market cattle eattle testing tooting along with strict import regulations to prevent u tion of the the- disease from from- abroad will be sufficient However until complete eradication is accomplished accomplish d Ih livestock stock and dairy peo pee people people pie should make every effort to oper co-oper operate co-operate te in the eradication erad crad- program the county agent sold said |