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been isolated from stomach worms {Tlcemonchus contortus) . Tlie 

 frintrod tapeworm of sheep {Thysanosoma actinioides) has been 

 found to contain hemolytic substances, but none have been found 

 in tapeworms of the genus Moniezia. 



DurinfT the year 039 fecal samples from imported dogs were ex- 

 amined for the presence of parasites likely to be injurious to live- 

 stock. Of these, 189 samples showed evidence of parasites. Tcenia 

 eggs were found in 51 cases, Dipylidium eggs in 14 cases, and 

 Diphyllohothriuni eggs in 2 cases. One case of Echworhynchus was 

 found. 



A study of iho, internal parasites of Alaskan foxes was made for 

 the Bureau of Biological Survey and a report published. 



Publications relating to parasites, that have been issued during 

 the year or were in press at the close of the year, not elsewhere men- 

 tioned in this report, include papers on the toxins of parasites, 

 stomach worm, parasites of sheep (Farmers' Bulletin 1150), gape- 

 worm, parasites of southern livestock, a new genus and 5 new species 

 of flukes, roundworms of the genus Nematodirus^ pork measles, 

 carbon bisulphid as an anthelmintic, parasites found in imported 

 dogs, parasites of man, parasites of vertebrates transmitted by in- 

 sects, and the portion of the Index-Catalogue of Medical and Veter- 

 inary Zoology relating to nematodes. 



MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 



The Miscellaneous Division, of which Dr. A. M. Farrington is 

 chief, has continued its work relating to the personnel of the bureau 

 and to veterinary education. 



BUREAU PERSONNEL. 



At the beginning of the fiscal year there were 4,821 persons in the 

 employ of the bureau. During the year there were 1,472 additions, 

 made up as follows: Appointments, 1,343; transfers from other 

 branches of the Government service, 45 ; reinstatements, 84. During 

 the same period there were 2,008 separations from the service, as 

 follows : Resignations, 1,075 ; deaths, 39 ; transfers from other bureaus 

 or departments of the Government, 26; removals for cause, 4; all 

 other separations, 864. At the end of the fiscal year the bureau per- 

 sonnel nimibered 4,285, a decrease of 536 from the number at the be- 

 ginning of the 3'^ear. The large number of resignations is due to the 

 fact that many of the appropriations were greatly curtailed by the 

 last Congress and the bureau was unable to employ as large a force 

 as formerly. 



During the 3''car 16 civil-service examinations were requested, and 

 subjects and weights Avere furnished to the Civil Service Commission. 



VETERINARY EDUCATION. 



For years the bureau has felt the necessity of procuring for its 

 inspection force veterinarians with a broad basic education. This is 

 particularly true of inspectors engaged in public work which is new to 

 a community and where they meet the leading men of the locality and 

 must make a good impression if the work is to be successfully accom- 



