. Activities handbook. Veterinary medicine. Inspectors closely examine infected and suspect animals for evidence of cattle fever ticks. tie and horses are systematically inspected south of the line. The propram also includes inspection of cattle at slaughter houses and inspection and dipping of cattle at auction markets. In a tick-eradication program, the can lit' attacked in two locations—in the pasture and on the cattle. Animals may be freed of ticks in one of two w^ays—by treating with a tickicide that destroys the ticks, or by pasturing at proper intervals on tick-free fields until a
. Activities handbook. Veterinary medicine. Inspectors closely examine infected and suspect animals for evidence of cattle fever ticks. tie and horses are systematically inspected south of the line. The propram also includes inspection of cattle at slaughter houses and inspection and dipping of cattle at auction markets. In a tick-eradication program, the can lit' attacked in two locations—in the pasture and on the cattle. Animals may be freed of ticks in one of two w^ays—by treating with a tickicide that destroys the ticks, or by pasturing at proper intervals on tick-free fields until all the ticks have dropped. Dipping is the method generally used. The pasture-rotation method is more complicated and tick-free fields are seldom available. quarantine. Infested and exposed herds in other areas were also quarantined. During 19(50, 91 Mexican livestock were caught in the Texas-Mexican buffer area by tick inspectors; also, 31 native American live- stock that had strayed into Mexico were caught on their return. Of the Mexican livestock, 41 were horses of which ?, were found to be tick infested, and 50 were cattle of which 31 were infested. Also, animals in 4 United States hei'ds were found to be infested, and 21 herds were held for further treatment. In 1960, 12,- 435 certificates were issued for the intrastate movement of 70,659 livestock from the area. In addition, 172 certificates were issued for the interstate movement of 21,390 livestock. Also 48,151 herds of 1,045,876 were in- spected for ticks, and 9,938 herds of 53,790 livestock were dipped. Plans for the future Effective July 1, 1960, a Federal quarantine was placed on Hillsborough, Martin, and Palm Beach Counties. The eradication program includes ing a State tick quarantine line crossing Flor- ida at Ocala. This is identical with the former screwworm quarantine line established in May 1958 and discontinued November 1959. Florida regulations require inspection and dipping of anim
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