THE TUBERCULIN TEST.
A STARTLING PRONOUNCEMENT
SYDXEY, this day
An article in the 'Daily Telegraph' from Dr. Wolfe, tbe well-known Melbourne oculist: aud physiologist, strongly condemns tuberculine inoculation of human beings and cattle. He s.ivs that if the practice is persisted in of applying The test to cattle it will - - ruin several industries, Tab; '•" ' " when it did not re-act led call'' 1 i- receive a clean bill of health. Staiistics showed, that,. 14.6 per/cent, of those certified animals reacted in Ihe following year. He declares such contamination of cattle is a far reaching evil and heinous crime In a cattle-breeding country.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 303, 23 December 1898, Page 5
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