FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 8

FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE.

; THE ENGLISH .OUTBREAK. .: The . unfortunate and .unacooiintablo appearance, "of ■ foot-and-mouth \ disease oil a'farm .ne'ai'Ripoii, .Yorkshire; is a lar'uioro'disturbing incident than[any ■.of'-.those that are .recorded', in the annual report of the Diseases of Animals 'Department English Board of Agriculture, - which has just • been published.;; -.■■■:■. -~-; f ,,' •■.'.-,-■ -.. ■ '': . ~ Th'o.occurrence[ (says.the "Live Stock Journal").proves.' anew, the Value of .tho legislation against the importation of live animals from foreign.countries, and also ;• tho vigilance''.of tho -authorities. 'As'regards the first, it is; only, neoes-, 'sary.to recall the experience of former times, -when : .',foo.t-an.d-mouth . 'disease -was landed from abroad.- Before. it was detected .'-it. had-usually, spread all. over the country in a virulent form,, and, all that could bo done.was to carry;.on.the hunt, ';-aiid_. after a long delay secure the .conditions favourable'to .gradually' stamping it: out at heavy: expense arid vast dislocation; of, trade; 'Now, if' : the disease i should;-; unfortunately.-.'manage) to (Smuggle itself,-in. by,- some .of ■ the various forms in-which: this is possible, tho; veterinary/.staff [an> on -its -track' at. once,* and tranipk out [the pest be- . fore 'it ./can .extend.' .much' beyond the place; in whicli-.'it"has .appeared. -"-:' For this latter .purpose aii .veterinary staff is 'indispensable,' and what •happened' at'•.Edinburgh-a-few- years ago and : nea'r-.;B,ipbn .-recently, shows how ;inuch vdepends v' oh ■.'■■ tho and promptitude of the; local 'inspectors::..; It is to- be hoped 'that, : the'; drastic iriea-. sures. adopted;;, will' again ibo .effectual,' and;..of. this -there 'is encouragement in tho 'fa'ctthat/thedisease/'has riot spread beyond: the locality, inwhich .'it ; was detected.;';; The/actiorivtaken as: to 'prompt, slaughtering, ofl alf, the.'animals',is ,very •satjisfactory;V;■::Local; , :'agriculturistsy; ; on whpiri /the .severe;, 'r.estriotjpns ''bear; very heavily;/should,[cbnsiderVthat they.'suffer; for/the, national/goodyahd that-this is;-.part;of: r the. cost..of ■:trying .to:'•pre-, vent."■ an";extension; of ; .-.the/-'pest. : In view of the serious losses, ..interruption of.v.trade, *"■,; an.cli' great ■'■ inconvenience 'caused,: .a:V further . /discrimination is necessary,.; as'/.to:/the .'regulation of; im[portation of :dangprqus [substances; where ;the;,;diseas'e;..;is Arampant;. : Though, the isouroe;pf the-qujibreak has.not yet been ■traced,'';this;, must:' be aVcase ' of indirect contagi6n,:;an'd'.to'.; minimiso'. tho [ danger , board: sho'uld-havb; powei.': to .subject .-to''strict: regula'tionpmaterials'.tliat may: carry- tho, jnf ection"' from- any • seriously ■diseased '':'■■!:■ :;

'[''.■A'-recmt,"'C'ablegfam'; T s^a^-.'that. v '.the disease 'had;/be'en.; stamped 'out.',' -/:.','