Montana Animal Health Division records, 1974-1982.

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Montana Animal Health Division records, 1974-1982.

These records (1974-1982) of the Animal Health Division of the Department of Livestock consist of general correspondence, interoffice correspondence, miscellany, and clippings. The correspondence is arranged by the bureau that wrote or received the correspondence, including the administration, Animal Health Division, Diagnostic Laboratory Bureau, Disease Control Bureau, the Milk and Egg Bureau, and the staff attorney. Correspondence addresses brucellosis, leptospirosis, pseudorabies, and various other diseases affecting livestock. These records consist primarily of general correspondence. The general correspondence is arranged according to the bureau which received or created the correspondence. Within the bureau it is arranged alphabetically by organization, topic, or bureau. The State Veterinarian was the administrator of the division and the administration correspondence is composed primarily of his records. The collection also includes interoffice correspondence, miscellany, and clippings.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7715902

Montana Historical Society Library

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