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In this instance ten of the animals gave evidence of the presence of the disease. 

 These were killed on the 24th and the particulars of their condition are given in the 

 following notes, taken at the several post-mortem examinations. 



4. Fern Duchess, Durham cow. — In this animal the lungs were healthy, so also 

 were the glands. A large tubercular deposit was found on the sternum, measuring 

 about 7 inches by 5 and 2 inches deep. The muscular tissue being filled with tubercle, 

 some of it pus like, some caseous. This patch extended from the bone upwards to within 

 abont 1J inches of the skin. There was no appearance of bruise or other injury on the 

 surface. There was an indurated tumour in one of the teats containing caseous tubercle 

 small lumps of tubercle were also found between the serous and mucous walls of the 

 intestines, 



6. Bess, Durham heifer, 1 year. — The lungs of this animal were healthy. One of 

 the thoracic glands was considerably enlarged and filled with tubercle, and several 

 others were diseased but less affected. The intestinal walls were dotted with tubercles 

 of various sizes, most of them filled with material of a cheesy consistence. 



7. — Duchess of Nappan, Durham heifer, 1 year. — This animal was not in good con- 

 dition, and was evidently ailing ; her right lung was found to be in a condition of 

 atrophy and much wasted, its surface was covered with small tuberculous pustules, the 

 left lung was better developed, but similarly covered with pustules. The intestinal 

 walls were also studded with tubercular deposits of a granular character. 



8. Nappan's Fashion, Durham bull, 4 years. — In this case there was found dis- 

 tributed through the substance of one of the lungs a considerable number of small 

 masses of caseous tubercle, the other lung appeared to be healthy. One of the thoracic 

 glands was much enlarged and filled with caseous tubercle, and several other glands in 

 the thoracic cavity were found filled with tubercle, either cheesy or pus-like but in less 

 quantity. 



20. Kate Remona, Jersey cow, 5 years. — In different portions of the substance of 

 both lungs, lumps of tubercle were found in a caseous condition, one lung was found ad- 

 hering to the side. The thoracic glands were much enlarged, indurated and packed with 

 caseous tubercle, and one of the mesenteric glands was similarly affected. Small lumps 

 of tubercle were imbedded in the muscular tissue of the intestines, the inner part of the 

 placenta was also dotted with pustules of tubercle. 



22. Old Tingley, Durham grade, 10 years. — In this animal the lungs and other 

 organs were found healthy and no tuberculous deposit could be detected in any of the 

 glands. Small nodules of tubercle in a oaseous condition were lodged under the serous 

 coat of the intestines and distributed in varying proportion all over the large and small 

 intestines. 



26. Susie, Guernsey grade cow, 6 years. — Lungs healthy, no deposit found in 

 throracic glands. Mesenteric glands partly filled with caseous tubercle. Small masses 

 of tubercle attached to the surface of the liver, uterus and intestines. 



28. Mary, Durham grade cow, 3 years. — Both lungs dotted with tubercular matter 

 in its earlier stages, small deposits of tubercle were also found in the substance of the 

 liver. Inguinal glands slightly tuberculous, the interior walls of the uterus had also 

 patches of tubercle. 



32. — Molly, Durham grade heifer, 1 year. — The tip of one lung for about 5 inches 

 was indurated and filled with tubercle in its early stages. No evidence of the presence 

 of tubercle was found in any of the other organs or glands nor about the intestines. 



37. Wild Eyes, grade steer, 2 years. — This animal was in poor condition. No evid- 

 ence of tubercle was detected in the lungs, liver or other organs or glands of the body 

 excepting in one of the mesenteric glands, in which tuberculous matter was found, 

 small masses of tubercule were also found attached to the mesentery. 



In this series of tests it will be observed that the temperatures on which some 

 animals were condemned are lower than some other cases where no action was taken. 

 There was, however, in every instance, where slaughter took place, 1|- degrees or more 

 Fahrenheit of increase above the average normal temperature, except in the case of 

 Duchess of Nappan No. 7, a yearling Durham he ; fer, which was not thrifty and appear- 

 ed to be suffering from some internal trouble. She was killed on a rise in temperature 

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