Diseased Live Stock Should be Isolated.

Franklin Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 126, 30 October 1936, Page 4

Diseased Live Stock Should be Isolated.

JERSEY CLUB VIEWS.

DUTY OF EXPERIMENTAL FARMS.

.IOHNE’S idSCASi:. At the annual meeting of the Franklin Jersey Club held on Friday_ last, the "following motion was moved by Mr 11. Smith and seconded by Mr A. Best: "That we as Jersey breeders consider it to be one of the chief activities of experimental farms to more extensively study the diseases of livestock.” V

In moving the motion Mr Smith stated that in the past there had been a tendency lo run experimental farms as a commercial proposition in competition with Die other Dominion farmers. From inquiries, be had found that as soon as mammitis or any kindred disease broke out it. was the policy to sell the diseased animal off the farm. In his opinion there should be a section of the farm secluded away from the remainder where the diseased stock could lie isolated and experimented on to see if it was possible Lo effect a cure.

Mr Best and several other speakers supported Mr Smith’s ideas and Iho motion was carried.

The following motion was proposed by Mr A. Best and seconded by Mr H. Smith: “'That where cattle or other stock had to be destroyed in order to stamp out a virulent disease such as Jobne’s disease full market compensation should be paid.”

In speaking to the motion Mr Best pointed out that when a virulent disease broke out, often a farm had to be isolated and. apparently healthy stock destroyed in order to prevent the disease spreading. In such a case the farmer was forced to make an immense sacrifice for the benefit of the country and it was only fair that he should receive compensation up to the full market value of the stock destroyed. After further discussion the motion was carried.