Compulsory Tb Testing Of Dairy Herds In March
(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, February 14. Compulsory tuberculin testing of dairy herds would be introduced on March 1, in almost all counties in the lower half of the North Island, the livestock superintendent for the Department of Agriculture in Palmerston North (Mr C. R. Ensor) said today.
There were nearly 2,000,000 ary surgeon would be called cattle in the area, said Mr to help the department „ rru „„ m the project, said Mr Ensor. Ensor. Three-quarters of would be about 70 them have been tested al- veterinarians assisting the 23 ready, on a voluntary basis, department staff available. Untested dairy cattle in the The work would not stop declared areas must be after the testing, but would under test within six months also involve the slaughter of and every available veterin- an estimated 50,000 reactors.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30366, 15 February 1964, Page 14
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