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out the year. It is gratifying to note that animal pathology is attract- 

 ing the attention of graduate students and I am pleased to report that 

 three graduate students have? planned to pursue the course foi' the com- 

 ing year; one wlio will take it as a major and two who will take it as a 

 minor. 



It will be a policy of the department to offer its w'ork not only to 

 veterinary students but to others interested in animal diseases who are 

 qualified to pursue it. 



I regret to report that very little has been accomplished in the nature 

 of extension work in animal diseases. It appears that there is a great 

 opportunity for service in this particular field. The work of the de- 

 partment has been limited to answering letters asking for information 

 and to some institute and one week school work. On September 17th, 

 1915 the w^riter attended a meeting of the farmers at Maple Grove 

 school, St. Joseph county, and gave a talk on hog cholera. 



October 21. 1915. Attended a meeting of the State Guernsey Breed- 

 ers' Association at Marshall and talked on abortion and sterility in cat- 

 tle. 



October 26, 1915. Accompanied Mr. C. L. Coffeen, County Agent, Len- 

 awee county, on a trip through the county in the interest of hog cholera 

 control work. 



December 10, 1915. Investigated disease of western lambs on farm 

 of Mr. B. near Richland, Kalamazoo county. Trouble found to be due 

 to tape worm infestation. (Thysanasoma actinioides). 



December 16, 1915. Attended meeting of Farmer's Club, Three Oaks, 

 and gave talk on hog cholera. 



December 27, 1915. Attended one week school at Saginaw Towm Hall 

 and gave instruction in contagious abortion, parasitic disease, disinfec- 

 tion and disinfectants and stable hj^giene. 



January 4, 1916. Investigated disease of hogs near Kalamazoo. Trou- 

 ble found to be dietary. 



February 10. Attended round-up institute at Flint and gave talks 

 on stable hygiene and infectious diseases of live stock. 



February 17. Attended farmers' institute at Portland and gave talk 

 on infectious diseases of live stock. 



It has been the privilege of the writer to continue to serve the State 

 Live Stock Sanitary Commission during the past 3'ear as Animal Path- 

 ologist. It is to be hoped that the present relation of the department to 

 the Commission will continue in the future. This relation not only af- 

 fords an opportunity for us to reach the people and become more fa- 

 miliar with diseased conditions of live stock throughout the State but 

 furnishes us with an abundance of diseased animal tissues w^hich are of 

 great value in our instruction work. The greater part of our work for 

 the Commission consists in the examination of diseased animal tissues 

 sent to the laboratory, but occasionally a trip is made to investigate 

 some animal disease. During the past year the following trips have 

 been made for the Commission. 



