Show COLLEGE HAS FIRST ABORTION FREE HERD the utah agricultural experiment station has tho the first accredited abortion tree free herd of dairy cows in the state tile the 12 42 females over six months of age and the two aged bulls were tested for bangs abortion disease I 1 three consecutive times six mouths months apart and all gave negative reactions in addition the station hasi has complied compiled with all the rules and regulations ions pertaining to the securing of a negative herd certificate number 1 was awarded to the experiment station by the state department of agriculture over tho the signatures of harden bennion commissioner of agriculture and W H hendricks state veterinarian some three years yz ars ago an animal pathology laboratory was established at the utah state agricultural college to study bangs abortion disease and other animal diseases P D EL 3 madsen a graduate veterinarian has been in charge of this laboratory since its beginning and because of his efforts in cooperation with george Q bateman 11 superintendent 0 of the cutali experiment station dairy farm it has been pot possible isible to establish an aco credited herd at the college the purpose of the animal disease laboratory Is to assist dairymen and other livestock owners in the state with their disease problems and many hays have made use of the help afforded by the laboratory it is hoped that many dairymen of the tate otate mill talce take advantage of the opportunity of having their herds accredited PT |