| Show THE E HIGH RECORD IN TESTING CATTLE campaign to eradicate tuberculosis bercu losis goes on prepared by the united states depart meat of Ari agriculture culture A new high record in the tut tuberculin er culla testing of cattle Is revealed in a report just made by public by the united states department of agriculture which shows that in october cattle were tested by federal state and county veterinarians working moper cooper co oper datively at ively vey in october more cattle were tested than in may alay of last year when tile the testing reached its previous high total in the operative cooperative co campaign to eradicate tuberculosis says s dr A ba B wight in charge of bovine tuberculosis eradication for the united states lepart department ment of agriculture it is noteworthy that the reactors in october were 3 7 fewer than the reactors removed lit in may the high record for october was the result largely of active work in the states of wisconsin iowa illinois minnesota and new york in each of which more than cuttle cattle were tested the highest number of tests was made in wisconsin in iowa and illinois there were vere and respectively slightly more than per cent of 0 the total cattle tested in all states during october were classed us as reactors signifying infection with tuberculosis three states north carolina maine alaine and have completed the tuberculin ber culin testing of all cattle and the extent of the dis disease aas e in those states Is now materially less than liall half of I 1 per cent of the cattle rema remaining InIn areas in which the numbers ef cf cattle does docs not exceed tills small percentage are classified by the united states department of agriculture as aa acci edited areas A total of 1073 counties or more tit than a n one third of tile counties in the country have virtually eradicated bovine tuberculosis approximately additional dit ional countiss counti vs tire actively engaged in fit eradication of tit alio disease A new statistical summary of tile the tuberculosis eradication worl work with respect to cattle swine ant nal poultry has w just been issued by the deportment department |
