ANIMAL DISEASES/VETERINARIAN POLICIES

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CIA-RDP82-00047R000300110001-4
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April 3, 2013
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July 9, 1953
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REPORT
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er/ loN Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/11/04: CIA-RDP82-00047R000300110001-4 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY USSR DATE DISTR. �1 JUL 53- 50X1 SUBJECT Animal Diseases/Veterinarian Policies NO. OF PAGES 2 PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRED DATE OF THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IS, SECTIONS 793 AND 794, OF 7us U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS AAAAAA [511011 OR REVE- LATION or ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT RV AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIOITED IT LAW. THE REPRODUCTION Cr THIS PORN is PAOHIgITED. SOURCE NO. OF ENCLS. iLISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 50X1 1. Before 1939 there were animal hospitals in Lwow, Stanislav, Tarnopol and &mbar. These were all large private hospital*, which serviced the - western Ukraine. The clients paid for all services, but after 1939 when the Soviets controlled these hospitals only the medicines were paid for. 50X1 2. There were very few cases of animal infection and disease before 1939, and those which existed were well controlled. Anthrax was the most common diseuse found in horses, but it was never serious. Malleur (Glanders?) (Latin phonetic spelling) was very rare. In 1939 a check was made of all horses in the Stanislav District and only four cases were found. After the Soviets arrived innthe Stanislav District, farcy, scabies and anemia infections appeared. In,particular, cases cu.' anthrax and. scabies noticeably multiplied. It is our belief that the Soviets brought many of 1es�iseases and infections into the Stanislav District, and the changes in policy which care about when the Soviets "took over did not help with the curtailment of the diseases., 3. Disease among cattle became more widespread. Lung parasites (Strongy- losis Tisrurus spl IP) was the most severe cattle disease. In 1940,and later, this disease increased to as high as 98% of all cattle, Before 1939, there was no evidence of this disease. A great deal of hard work was necessarn to treat the cattle. Lugol (iodine and water) injections were given In the throat (first on the left side and then on the right side of the throat); this treatment had little effect because the cattle would eat grass which had becore infected with the parasites from dung. Anthrax also increased� 4. Disease among hogs increased, but not to the extent of cattle diseases. Erysipelas, cholera, trichinosis and cysticercus became ver'y evident. In 1940 the Soviets sent erysipelas vaccine from Elev. We had always used serum and culturei and this vaccine was new to us. It caused con- CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION State x Navy x 031 x DISTRIBUTION army Air Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release � 50-Yr 2014/11/04: CIA-RDP82-00047R000300110001-4 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/11/04: CIA-RDP82-00047h000300110001-4 - 2 - 50X1 siderable trouble throughout the whole Stanislav area. The hogs were not immune,end.became very sick. Inasmuch as many hogs died., within the first two months, we were ordered to_discontinue using the vaccine. 5. Up to 1939, the western Ukraine was divided into five districts, each district having several counties. After the Soviets arrived, the districts were divided into seven or eight times as many count4es. Each county had a smaJl veterinary hospital which created a shortage of competent personnel. Veterinary schools were started in each district, and a short six-week course was given. Graduates from these courses were called veterinarian helpers or assistants. The shortage of competent personnel put a heavy work load on these veterinary,"graduates," and because it is impossible learn enough about veterinary Medicine in a six-week course to assume the veterinary duties, most of the action taken by these graduates did more harm than good. 6. Each county in the Stanislav District made a detailed veterinarian report every week which was sent to district headquarters. These reports were consOlidated into one report which was made up in five copies. The dis- tribution was as follows:, one copy each to - Headquarters of the Agricultural Department at Kiev, Communist Party headquarters in Stanislav, the imp in Stanislav, a copy was retained by the district headquarters, and distribution of the fifth copy was unknown. This policy was later changed- Each county now made the follawing,reports,to district( a report to the district each week, a consolidated report each Month, a further consolidated report every three months, and an annual consolidated rePort. District headquarters reported as follows: consolidated report of counties to Kiev every two weeks, every three months, and an annual consolidated report. These reports were double checked against eaeh other and the most minute discrepancy -would result in an investigation and severe punishment. The veterinarians would get into trouble over,matterd_for which they were not responsible, and often spent weeks straightening them out. In some cases, they were , , punished anyway. 7. During ins section tours of packing houses in the Lvov and Lodz area in 1942 50X1 and 1944 an average of five per cent of the carcasses were infected ey were destroyed by burning.' All counties in this district sent sampld Of meat to Lvov for inspection in the government bacteriology laboratory. The laboratory sent results of these inspections to ,:t,he cbnnty accompanied by orders fer any action to be taken. If a disease wag-to 'a; the government laboratory wculd telephone to the county officials directing them to take 'immediate action.' The written ,report and orders folled. . , 8. During the time we 'worked in the district, very little research. WAS being done within the district. Research was conducted 'in Kiev, or at higher echelons�. In fact, the veterinarians were more or less "kept in 4a dark" ae to research being done by the Soviets. During 1942 and 1944 the _ , , conducted an extensive program in artif161:101 Insemination With tattle. ,The program itself was extensive enough to reach 611 cattle raisers, blit was dnterrupted by the return of the Soviets It was not in operation long . , . , enough for resnite to be ebtained� - end CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION - Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/11/04: CIA-RDP82-00047R000300110001-4