Beretning om veterinærvæsenet i Norge for året 1891.

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The following Circular, dated 12th November, 1890 has been issued by the
Home Department.
According to § 1 of the Law of the 20th May, 1882, concerning measures
to be adopted in respect to malignant contagious diseases amongst domestic
aMmals, every qualified Veterinary Surgeon who makes use of his right to practice
as such, shall immediately report to the Authorities all cases of malignant
contagious disease amongst those doniestic animals which may be the objects
of his examination or treatment together with information as to what measures
have been adopted or prescribed to counteract the disease and prevent the spread
of infection.
The diseases amongst domestic animals which are, at present, subject, to the
special observation of the Public Authorities, and concerning which such reports
are to be made, are
Anthrax, typhus, foot-and-mouth disease, and rabies in all domestic
animals,
Cat tle pl a gu e amongst cattle and other ruminants,
Pleuro-pneumonia and malignant catarrhal-fever amongst cattle,
«Bråsot» («blue sickness») foot rot,sheep-pox and scab in sheep,
Glanders and farcy in the horse,
Red disease and swine-fever in swine.
As it is however of the greatest importance to the central Veterinary Board
to obtain information of the outbreak of malignant, contagious disease amongst
domestic animals at the earliest possible moment, and, at all times, reports of
the progress of the disease and its extension, the Department requests that the
Veterinary Surgeons settled within the official district of the High Sheriff, shall
send in reports — besides those to the Authorities — direct to the Chief Surgeon
of the Civil Veterinary Department concerning ev er y case of the above
named diseases that may occur The report ought to contain all the information
required by the enclosed new Schedule No. 2. Similar reports ought also,
in the mentioned circumstances, to be forwarded to the Chief Surgeon from the
Chief Commissioners of Police, and District Head constables when they have
received such reports as are mentioned in § 4 of the above mentioned Law,