Eradication of Tuberculosis from Cattle in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea 1954-196.

Abstract

Progress in the eradication of tuberculosis from cattle in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea is described. Incidence was reduced from 2.3 per cent. in 1954-1955, the first year of testing, to nil in 1963-1964. Cattle under test increased in that period from 1,515 head in 25 herds to 14,597 in 190 herds.