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Salmon provides an overview of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry during the late 19th century, focusing on its work in disease control and meat inspection. He examines the agency's successes and failures, and considers its role in shaping American agriculture and public health policy. Salmon argues that the Bureau of Animal Industry was a crucial institution in the development of modern American food systems and veterinary medicine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The purpose of this publication is to introduce to students of veterinary medicine, as well as other interested persons, the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture. This is an attempt to present the history, activities, organization, and accomplishments of the Bureau.