lard, exported from the United States. This was the start of a European exclusion movement of American livestock (Carrol 109).
The main disease that was being checked for in the meat was Tuberculosis, or more specifically Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB). Bovine Tuberculosis is an airborne disease among livestock that affects an infected animal’s lungs. Consumption of bTB spoiled meat can lead to Tuberculosis in humans due to bacteria remaining on the meat. Today, it can be treated with antibiotics, but in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century, it could be fatal. (Bazain 4-12) The packers did not care that their meat could very well end up killing people.
The uses of the livestock did not stop at just food. In fact, a cow could be manufactured into
The main disease that was being checked for in the meat was Tuberculosis, or more specifically Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB). Bovine Tuberculosis is an airborne disease among livestock that affects an infected animal’s lungs. Consumption of bTB spoiled meat can lead to Tuberculosis in humans due to bacteria remaining on the meat. Today, it can be treated with antibiotics, but in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century, it could be fatal. (Bazain 4-12) The packers did not care that their meat could very well end up killing people.
The uses of the livestock did not stop at just food. In fact, a cow could be manufactured into