Ireland's crusade against tuberculosis; being a series of lectures delivered at the Tuberculosis Exhibition, 1907 . rein from sale within its own district on thegeneral allegation that its byres are insanitary and itsherds insufficiently inspected ? , 3. There should be annual licensing of byres. 4. Frequent veterinary inspection of milk cattle withcompulsory notification of udder and teat affections. 5. For a long time, also, the work of reform will bemuch assisted, I believe, by routine application of thebacteriological test to milk, preferably to cream, becauseit usually represents the outp
Ireland's crusade against tuberculosis; being a series of lectures delivered at the Tuberculosis Exhibition, 1907 . rein from sale within its own district on thegeneral allegation that its byres are insanitary and itsherds insufficiently inspected ? , 3. There should be annual licensing of byres. 4. Frequent veterinary inspection of milk cattle withcompulsory notification of udder and teat affections. 5. For a long time, also, the work of reform will bemuch assisted, I believe, by routine application of thebacteriological test to milk, preferably to cream, becauseit usually represents the output of several animals. 6. Slaughter of animals with udder disease. 7. Agreement upon a temperature standard for allmilk on sale, and the seizure of such as contains grossimpuritv. On the general question of the repression of tubercu-losis both in man and animals there are many facts inour past experience which afford ground not only forgratification in its lessened prevalence, but inspire hopefor the future, if strenuous efforts are directed againstthe conditions most obviously associated with its new-growths upon lining of chest ot an ox. TUBERCULOSIS IN THE LOWERANIMALS By PROFESSOR METTAM, Principal of the RoyalVeterinary College, Dublin. Mr. Stephen Brown, , Chairman of the KildareCounty Council, in the Chair. THii first question to consider is what tuberculosis reallvis. Tuberculosis is commonly called consumption,and it is due to the presence in the body, in the varioustissues of the body, of a minute vegetable parasite, orthe tubercle bacillus. As we know now this tuberclebacillus grows after it gains entrance into the bodv, anddestroys the tissues, and if it produces serious effectsin a vital organ the result is the death of the animal orthe death of the individual that happens to be , this tubercle bacillus is an extremely minute thing,but although it is very very small still, as we all know,its effects are very serious
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