VETERINARIES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20768, 1 July 1937, Page 11

VETERINARIES

ANNUAL CONFERENCE By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, June 30. That only tested cows should be used to supply milk for human consumption is the opinion of the New Zealand Veterinary Association, which passed a motion on the subject at the conference which concluded at Wellington to-day. A copy of the resolution is to be sent to Municipal Corporations. The conference expressed entire appoval of the Bill concerning the registration of draught stallions, and decided to convey its opinion to the Clydesdale Society. Mr A. M. Brodie (Hastings), said that with the cessation of horse breeding there had been an amazing degeneration in horses in Hawke's Bay. New Zealand had lost Its export trade to Australia which was going to Scotland for stallions Instead. “It is confidently hoped that it will be only a short time before the veterinary profession will be in a position to cope with distemper and prevent the great losses caused in the dog world by this disease,” said Mr Brodie, outlining the work which has been carried out in Hawke’s Bay in innoculating dogs with serum virus to prevent distemper. One difficulty had been overcome when it was discovered that the virus, travelling in cold storage from England, retained its potency for six weeks on arrival in New Zealand. As in all virus diseases there is no hope of obtaining 100 per cent, efficiency through innoculation, but we believe this method which Is fairly easily applied, will give 80 per cent, efficiency," Mr Brodie concluded. Immediate steps by the Government to withdraw the present restrictions on the free importation of livestock from Great Britain were advocated, the Association reaffirming a resolution on the question which it adopted in 1932 and has affirmed each year since.