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![pigs and iiiaiiy other species, cannot he transmitted to Mian. There has jjeen a great deal of discussion as to the danger from the nse of meat from tuberculous animals. As the tubercle ))acillus is killed by a moderate deo;ree of moist heat, we can probably safely assume that, in the majority of cases, even if Ijacilli are present in meat, they will be destroyed by cooking. Experi- ments, however, to substantiate this view, are much to ])e desired. In cases where the lungs chiefly are in- volved and the disease has not progressed too far, there is not much likelihood of the muscles being in- fected. In fact, it is very unlikely that the muscular tissue itself will be. infected at all, but when there is a tendency to generalization of the disease, the small glands between the muscles or their fasciculi may be involved. In such cases^ it would be dangerous to eat the meat in a raw state. Feeding experiments have been conducted upon animals with little positive re- sult. Pencil succeeded in infecting two pigs, but only after feeding them for v. long time. Nocard was un- successful, as also were Touissant, Chaveau, Arloing, Martin, and Yallin. Perroncito fed eighteen pigs for from three to five months witli condemned tuberculous meat, but none of them were mfected. It would appear that the danger of infection by meat of tul)ercidous animals, at least unless the disease has progressed very far and is much generalized, is not very great. This view is held by many leading veterinarians. It is the practice of many not to condemn the flesh of tuberculous animals wlien the disease is circumscribed. In Saxony, the govern- ment inspectors permit the sale of the larger portion](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21226209_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
