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OUTBREAK OF BLACKLEG.

TATUANUI FARMER'S LOSS,

SERIOUS DISEASE REAPPEARS

MORRINSVILLE, April 10,

Mr J. Clements, a well-known Tatuanui farmer, recently purchased 30 Jersey calves. Shortly after the calves were got home four out of the five, which had been bought out of one pen, died suddenly. Mr Clements communicated with a veterinary surgeon, but before his arrival another calf died. On his arrival'the- veterinary surgeon examined the dead animals aifd announced the cause of mortality as blackleg. ; Mr Clements had the remainder of the calves inoculated. A few days later another died and then two more. The veterinary surgeon was again communicated with and, expressed astonishment at deaths occurring after inoculation.

No more animals have shown any signs of sickness since, and Mr Clements considers that the disease has been stampjd out. The loss is estimated at £4O. It is stated that there have been one or* two other cases recently in the district.. Blackleg is a serious disease and until a few years ago it was deemed necessary to enforce the inoculation of all calves.

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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SNEWS19290419.2.14

Bibliographic details
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Shannon News, 19 April 1929, Page 3

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176

OUTBREAK OF BLACKLEG. Shannon News, 19 April 1929, Page 3

OUTBREAK OF BLACKLEG. Shannon News, 19 April 1929, Page 3

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