ARGENTINE SHOW EXHIBITS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 585, 13 August 1909, Page 7

ARGENTINE SHOW EXHIBITS.

A POINT OF INTEREST. ; ;, , THE QUARANTINE LAWS. Sheep breeders who contemplate. sending exhibits to the international show to be held at Buenos Ayres from June 3 31 next year will bo interested to note the special quarantine regulations liablo to alFect such an enterprise. These are set out in a note from .the Chief of .the Live Stock Department of Argentina, published oil the schedule of ,'the show, a copy of .which..has been'kindly forwarded t-o us by the Argoutino -ViceConsul at vfiuricdin. The . reference is ;as follows: — "•

k "All animals belonging -to olio person and from ono country should bo provided.- with 'an official sanitary certificate from the country; where, shipped regarding .the good health, of the animals'.and tho "good 'sanitary, condi'tion -,of the stud farm ; and , district .ifrom' 1 whence thoy' come;' and l ,also with, another certificate,; of .the - same: character, - certifying • that, the', animals were'.- free, from: infectious" •or ; ;contagiousMisease' .at' .tho'^-tiiiilo' of; bpi.ng'jShipped for . Argentina.:.' Tho . second- certi-; ficati may be 'made out -on. one form; .when the same authority intervenes in each ' the'Jnspections; luidersto'od ; that ; the fact be ptated, on , the official certificate. -■ "On arrival, in the port of. Buenos Ayres— .the 'only one open for entry of imported breeding- stock—and permission having been -granted, for; disembarkings after inspection by the . veterinary service, the animals will bo placed in special premises, in which thoy will bo. subject -to, quarantine observation under charge and care of the sanitary authorities: of' the-Minister of Agriculture. : This observation, when.'iio cause .should requiro its prolongation, : will -last,.-for 12 .'.days. for cattley' S days.,for sheop',.and!goats,,ls days, 'for';pigs,;_and.' as'.long, as may be necessary, for clinical examination and malleine test of.'horses : and other equities.. . ' During, this . sanitary, • observation. ' the . above-itamed 'species) diaghostic .processes ; will', bo. applied on' : the basis of the tuberculin; avd malleino test, so as to impede the. importation of any inimal ...showing; suspicious symptoms. ;• Allrejected;, animals will -be slaughtered, unless -the .owners prefer to ,re-ship them immediately for some foreign- port, complying! with the precautions tlia't .may 'be ordered to; be .taken. !•' .."Tho. preceding disposition's are of.an exceptional character, and .are; only applicable •to"animals' expressly- sent/'to'.the.-exuibition.. In ..order-to ':prove this fact, -the interested parties: should .present to : the sanitary sor-: A'ico .the/grant, of space or entry provided by. tile, authorities of the exhibition. •'-.l" v

"As't it '.lia's; not . bwn- possible for :tho Argdntiho, G bvernir.ent' to. iillow: the 'importation :frpm; all -countries;; rioiv of all:' of. thev'specifes. •from any, 0.11 c,.: oountrj;, ted' 'parties •are', recommended .'to.: askp- 1 ; for 'TnfornVatidn ; frAm' the.tegations/and.Conßul.ates-Geneiral ,of tho. Argentine/Republic asy'toSv'hether .aiiy or: >1} a sp'ecies ofaiilimal ,frpiri ' the .country ■ 'iii .aue^ph'jßan:ot-<^M6tl ! b6.''selit':tflt' ; national exhibition. '

:,/;"It Js ilso that the- pedigrees :'shpUld']bo : pre'sented at, the quarantine Laza'refo .with,; tho >aninials Ho'which'they ?belorig, : : in/'order .'. that. I ,the import inspection -"may • .'place on; them' tho'.stauip "of;; 1 aceptacion;':". . ;.The ; sliow \authorities; append .to, thesere-: a .note,',that:—!'The :incbnvenitnco' • pr/loss/thliti the application of these sanitary 'dispositions of Ithe-authorities; shanldVoccis-j ion, can 'in' 110 case; give 'rise to .any' modifies-' tion of the terms of tho.rules :and, regulations' .or rifL .the: schedule, or. (. classification -of -tlio exhibits';" 1 7;' 1