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Tuberculosis than the English pig. But the carcases of Danish
pigs imported to this country are certified to have been systematically
examined and to have been found free of disease before
shipment ; they are also liable to inspection on arrival in this
country by the Officers of the several Port Sanitary Authorities.
The buyer has therefore a substantial guarantee with his purchase.
The English pig-keeper will not compete successfully against
his foreign trade rival, while he puts, often without his knowledge,
Tubercular carcases on the market. It is essential, not only for
the protection of the public health but also in the interests of the
pig-keeper, that the carcases of English pigs should be carefully
examined before being offered for sale.
If systematic attempts were made to eradicate tubercle from
the herds, and if pigs were kept under better hygienic conditions
and their food more carefully selected, there is no reason to doubt
that Tuberculosis would be as rare as it is now common among
these animals.
The remedy lies in the hands of the pig-keeper.
NUMBER OF CARCASES AND PARTS OF CARCASES
CONDEMNED FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
Carcases of six pigs.
Viscera of four pigs.
Fore-quarters of a bullock.
Two bullocks' livers.
Two bullocks' lungs.
Two bullocks' hearts.