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PROCEEDINGS Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the United States Live Stock Sanitary Association HOTEL MORRISON, CHICAGO, ILL. December 4, 5, 6,1940 PROCEEDINGS Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the United States Live Stock Sanitary Association HOTEL MORRISON, CHICAGO, ILL. December 4, 5, 6, 1940 COPYRIGHTED 1941 BY UNITED STATES LIVE STOCK SANITARY ASSOCIATION PRINTEDBY REESE PRESS,BALTIMORE, MD. TABLE OF CONTENTS Wednesday Morning Session. December 4. 1940 PAGE Address of the President .................................................. 1 Remarks of Mr. Tom Linder ............................................... 5 Report of the Auditing Committee ......................................... 6 Memorial Service ........................................................ 7 Are “Horse and Buggy” Regulations Adequate in these Streamline Days?- By Mr . Ray I. Cuff ................................................... 8 Report of Committee on Unification of Laws and Regulations-By Dr. W . H . Hendricks. Chairman ................................................. 14 Wednesday Afternoon Session. December 4. 1940 Field Tests of Crystal-Violet Vaccine for the Prevention of Hog Cholera- By Dr. C. G . Cole and Dr. C. N . McBryde .............................. 17 Remarks of Mr. J . L . Brock ............................................... 28 Report of Committee on Miscellaneous Transmissible Diseases-By Dr. Adolph Eichhorn. Chairman .................................................. 29 Discussion ........................................................... 34 Some Factors Influencing Swine Erysipelas Prophylaxis-By Dr . L . Van Es. Dr. J . F. Olney and Dr . I. C. Blore ..................................... 34 Listerellosis in Swine and -Criteria for Diagnosis-By Dr . H. E . Biester and Dr. L. H . Schwarte ................................................... 42 Discussion ........................................................... 47 Report of the Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine-By Dr . H . C. Kernkamp. Chairman ................................................. 47 Report of Committee to Study Requirements of Ideal State Live Stock Sanitary Service Organization-By Dr. W . J . Butler. Chairman .................... 48 Report of the Committee on RabieeBy Dr. H. W . Schoening. Chairman ...... 52 iii iv PROCEEDINGS OF THE Thursday Morning Session, December 5, 1940 PAGE Progress of Bang’s Disease Work in the Southeastern States-By Dr. J. V. Knapp 59 The Handling of Bang’s Disease-A Report of Progress-By Dr. R. R. Birch.. 65 Remarks of Mr. W. J. Robinson. .. .. .. .. , . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , . 72 A Dairyman’s Experience in the Eradication of Bang’s Disease--By Mr. May- nard Rosenberger .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 A Beef Breeder’s Experience with Rang’s Disease-By Mr. W. A. McGregor.. 78 The Standardization and Control of Brucella Abortus Vaccine-By Dr. E. Leland Love ............... ,. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .... .... .. ............ 84 A Survey of Field Results with Standardized Brucella Antigen-By Dr. How- ard I. Thaller ...,.................., .. .............. .. ............... 88 Calfhood Vaccination as an Aid in Cooperative Bang’s Disease (Bovine Bru- cellosis) Control-By Dr. John R. Mohler, Dr. A. E. Wight, and Dr. H. M. O’Rear .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 Report of the Committee on Bang’s Disease-By Dr. H. C. Givens, Chairman.. 102 Thursday Afternoon Session, December 5, 1940 Discussion on Bang’s Disease. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Letter from Dr. John W. Connaway. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... ... 107 The Demonstration of Tubercle Bacilli from Tissues of Cattle tested with Avian and with Mammalian Tuberculosis-By Dr. William H. Feldman, and Dr. Harold E. Moses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 109 Progress of Tuberculosis Control in California-By Dr. C. V. Duckworth. .. .. 119 The General Live Stock Tuberculosis Situation-By Dr. A. E. Wight. .. .. 121 Report of Committee on Tuberculosis-By Dr. R. A. Hendershott, Chairman.. 125 Phenothiazine and Anthelmintic Medication, with Special Reference to Parasitic Diseases of Sheep-By Dr. W. E. Swales.. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. 130 Report of Committee on Parasitic Diseases-By Dr. T. W. M. Cameron, Chairman 135 Friday Morning Session, December 6, 1940 Poultry Information Please-By Dr. Cliff Carpenter, Chairman. .. , . .. .. .. 137 Eradication of Pullorum Disease from Turkey Flocks-By Dr. W. R. Hinshaw and Dr. E. McNeil ............ ..... .. .. ...... .. ... ... .. .. ............. 178 Report of the Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry-By Dr. Cliff Carpenter, Chairman . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 195 Report of Committee on Legislation-By Dr. J. L. Axby, Chairman. .. ... .. .. 198 U . S. LNE STOCK SANITARY ASSOCIATION V Friday Afternoon Session. December 6. 1940 PAGE Army Inspection of Food Products of Animal Origin-By Lt. Col. W . C. Griffin 198 Discussion ........................................................... 205 Report of the Committee on Meat and Milk Hygiene-By Dr. A . F. Schalk. Chairman ........................................................... 207 Report of Committee on Policy-Fly Dr . R . W . Smith. Chairman ............... 208 Keport of Committee on Resolutions-By Dr . W . J . Miller. Chairman .......... 209 Report of Committee on Revision of Constitution and By-Laws-By Dr. H . E . Curry. Chairman ..................................................... 211 Wherein is the Virus-Serum-Toxin Law Inadequate for the Proper Control of Veterinary Biologics?-By Dr. Don I. Skidmore .......................... 212 Report of the Commitke on Rabies of the American Hospital Association- By Dr. Edwin Laitinen. Chairman ...................................... 219 Report of the Nominating Committee-By Dr . Smith. Chairman ............... 221 Motion to Approve Report of Nomination Committee ..1 ...................... 222 Election of Officers....................................................... 222 Installation of Officers..................................................... 222 Adjournment ............................................................ 223 vi PROCEEDINGS OF THE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE%1940-1941 PRESIDENT E. A. Crossman. ........................................ Cambridge, Massachusetts VICE-PRESIDENTS I. S. McAdory, First Vice-president............................. .Auburn, Alabama W. H. Hendricks, Second Vice-president.................... .Salt Lake City, Utah J. M. Sutton, Third Vice-president. ............................... .Atlanta, Georgia SECRETARY-TREASURER Mark Welsh. ........................................... :.College Park, Maryland COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION J. L. Axby, Chairman, Indianapolis, Indiana J. M. Sutton, Atlanta, Ga. T. 0. Brandenburg, Bismarck, N. D. T. C. Green, Charleston, W. Va. J. P. Stout, Springfield, Ill. COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS W. J. Miller, Chairman, Topeka, Kansas R. M. Gow, Denver, Colo. J. V. Knapp, Tallahassee, Fla. D. M. Campbell, Chicago, 111. R. S. Robinson, Pierre, S. D. COMMITTEE ON RABIES H. W. Schoening, Chairman, Washington, D. C. 'M.F. Barnes, Harrisburg, Pa. C. F. Schlotthauer, Rochester, Minn. R. A. Hendershott, Trenton, N. J. L. E. Starr, Auburn, Ala. J. V. Lacroix, Evanston, Ill. Edwin Laitiner, West Hartford, Conn. COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF POULTRY H. J. Stafseth, Chairman, East Lansing, Mich. A. J. Durant, Columbia, Mo. Erwin Jungherr, Storrs, Conn. L. D. Frederick, Chicago, Ill. J. R. Snyder, Lincoln, Nebr. L. R. Beaudette, New Brunswick, N. J. COMMITTEE ON POLICY R. W. Smith, Chairman, Concord, New Hampshire John R. Mohler, Washington, D. C. Edward Records, Reno, Nev. J. G. Hardenbergh, Chicago, Ill. R. R. Dykstra, Manhattan, Kan. U. S. LIVE STOCK SANITARY ASSOCIATION vii COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF SWINE F. L. Carr, Chairman, Columbus, 0. Frank Breed, Lincoln, Nebr. C. N. McBryde, Ames, Ia. L. P. Doyle, Lafayette, Ind. L. Van Es, Lincoln, Nebr. R. Fenstermacher, St. Paul, Minn. COMMITTEE ON PARASITIC DISEASES T. W. M. Cameron, Chairman, Ottawa, Canada B. Schwartz, Washington, D. C. S. E. Ackert, Manhattan, Kan. E. A. Benbrook, Ames, Ia. D. H. Ricks, Oklahoma City, Okla. R. S. Suggs, Auburn, Ala. COMMITTEE ON MISCELLANEOUS TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES Adolph Eichhorn, Chairman, Beltsville, Maryland 'A. E. Cameron, Ottawa, Can. Hadleigh Marsh, Bozman, Mont. L. M. Hurt, Los Angeles, Cal. D. E. Westmorland, Frankfort, Ky. A. C. Topmiller, Nashville, Tenn. COMMITTEE ON MEAT AND MILK HYGIENE A. F. Schalk, Chairman, Columbus, Ohio J. S. Koen, Storm Lake, Ia. E. S. Brashier, Jackson, Miss. T. 0. Booth, Ft. Worth, Tex. R. A. Culbert, St. Louis, Mo. C. T. Conklin, Brandon, Vt. COMMITTEE ON REVISlON OF CONSTlTUTION AND BY-LAWS Wm. Moore, Chairman, Raleigh, N. C. C. D. Stubbs, Little Rock, Ark. F. L. Schneider, Albuquerque, N. M. James DeNormandie, Borden, Mass. Mark Welsh, College Park, Md. COMMITTEE ON UNIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS A. W. Miller, Chairman, Washington, D. C. H. A. Seidell, Des Moines, Ia. T. B. Jones, Phoenix, Ariz. W. H. Lytle, Salem, Ore. R. L. Harding, Hartford, Conn. COMMITTEE ON BANG'S DISEASE H. C. Givens, Chairman, Richmond, Virginia V. S. Larson, Madison, Wis. W. J. Butler, Helena, Mont. A. E. Wight, Washington, D. C. A. J. Glover, Ft. Atkinson, Wis. C. P. Bishop, Harrisburg, Pa. C. M. Haring, Berkeley, Cal. C. R. Donhan, Lafayette, Ind. W. H. Hendricks, Salt Lake City, Utah viii U. S. LIVE STOCK SANITARY ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS E. T. Faulder, Chairman, Albany, N. Y. H. M. O’Rear, Washington,