TESTING BEFORE EXPORTINO.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 495, 30 April 1909, Page 8

TESTING BEFORE EXPORTINO.

, The movement, for the establishment of testing stations in tho 'results_of_Which would'bo.recognised by the" Argentino (and possibly-the ;Ne'wj Zealand) Government, "is.- growing in. extent and influence.,' At recent, meetings;, of 'the various ■interested; : societies-', the/.m'ovement. has. beeu widely approved. ; Tho .Eoj'al. Agricultural Society/has giv.en';tho' proposal the weight of'.its authority,; and* the.'.question is to' .bo brought - before the; respective,' l Governments without delay, f An /influential' deputation is to .wait'up'on the prpsident;..bf.the Board of: Agriculture^; to.express*the.Unanimous; views of;battle ownerssanctitp I .request ithat neg'otia-' tions be entered into.'.with'.the;South -American Government. toj obtain' their. recognition of certificates;; from -the English*institution. It is.'.pointed out. tha-tythero is' no dosiro'.to shirk the ordeal of;tli6'test,;nor, ; to minimise its value as a' diagnostic, of tuberculosis; _the ono object is to avoid tho risk of serious .lossyentailed.'.by the (jxisting; systeny.of ■ de;ferring tho operation:'until the. animals .arrive at. Buenos. Ayres.■■'■ .This.initsolf isya sufficient' incentive to .stimulate^energetic action-' on 'the; part.'ofy British ysto'ck owners, for : thb .-losses :in .the.;past .'have, .been very: serious indeed, and in some; instances have .'more thaiv swallowed;up the profits obtained on tho aninials,that,emerged scathlessffomi •tho-prdeal,: ; ;A_j: :':-..-; : '.- ; ; :;'-;:' ; .-';' ;.,;,.-; i'v' : : The only point that seenis likely to-make tho Argentine .or New: Zealand ; authorities hesitate to .accept'the new, schemjs v is the possibility of "faking" of animals'about to be exported in order .that they may be'; pro-', .vented from_; reacting/te'/th'e;test:v.'A> method of doing ;this.-is. fairly; well the Governments of the.inipprtingcountrie's would need to bo'well;,.assured; of. the safoguai-ds against "faking 11 , in ayepuhtry,.where tub'erculiii obtains before.; they ..'.'would.- give;'the: scheme theiriconfidorico. :V,,;;.. v - '' .•' ■.',-'■.•