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menting on Krautstnink's work (E. S. R., 23, p. 485) the antlior states that he 

 has isolated an organism from 4 calves which came to slaughter on account of 

 having septicemia. After giving the complete patho-auatomical findings with 

 one animal and the results of a bacteriological examination of the remainder, 

 he points out that the Diplococcus isolated from these calves behaved culturally 

 and serologically like the D. (lanccolatus) pneumnniw (Frankel). which Is 

 the cause of pneumonia in man. 



The dipping of sheep for scabies in tobacco dips with and without the 

 addition of flowers of sulphur, E. S. Good and T. R. Bryant {Kentucky St a. 

 Bill. 157, pp. 183-193, pis. 2). — This is a report of exi^eriments conducted in co- 

 operation with the Bureau of Animal Industry of this Department for the 

 purpose of determining whether or not it is necessary to use sulphur with 

 tobacco dips in the dipping of scabby sheep in order to eifect a cure. 



In cari*j'iug out the experiment 6 groups of equal size were dipped twice for 

 periods of 2 minutes. 10 days intervening between the dips. The experiment 

 was conducted with tobacco extract containing as high as 0.07 per cent nicotin, 

 both with and without 2 per cent of sulphur, added at the second dipping. 



The conclusions drawn are that with the conditions under which the experi- 

 ment was carried on, as here described, the addition of flowers of sulphur in 

 the prescribed solutions of nicotin did not. so far as could be discerned, enhance 

 the value of these dips in curing sheep of scabies. It is stated that dipping 

 experiments since conducted by the Bureau of Animal Industry on western 

 ranges under field conditions, confirm the conclusions drawn from the experi- 

 ments here reported and that as a result the requirement that sulphur lie added 

 to tobacco dips was withdrawn on May 1, 1911. 



Caesarian section for hogs, A. P. L. Jensen {Maancdskr. DyrUeger, 22 

 (1911), No. 19, pp. 7,33--',3o; aljs. in Berlin. Ticrarztl. Wchnschr., 21 (1911), 

 No. 17, p. 308). — A description of the technique in the operation. 



Hog cholera and swine production (Live Stock Com, W. J. Circ. 1, 1912, pp. 

 21). — This circular deals clearly and concisely with the pi'evalence of hog 

 cholera, its nature and symptoms, the management of cholera herds, inocula- 

 tion with hog-cholera serum, prevention of diseases, use of disinfectants, and 

 details of hog raising in New Jersey, such as the choice of breed, care of the 

 young pigs, rations for market pigs, feetling garbage, the housing and manage- 

 ment of the herd, and the care of breeding stock. 



Tests with extracts of Bacillus erysipelatis suis, Block (Berlin. Tier- 

 drztl. Wchnschr., 27 (1911), No. 21, p. 377). — As a result of vaccinating 120 

 hogs against erysipelas with extrj'.cts of the bacilli and serum the author points 

 out that the method is better than that which employs virulent cultures of the 

 bacillus. 



" Porcidin: " A new remedy against swine plague, A. Grabe (Dent. Tier- 

 drztl. Wchnschr., 18 (1910), No. 21, pp. 311. 312; abs. in Ztschr. Immunitdtsf. 

 n. Expt. Ther., JI, Ref., 2 (1910), No. 13-1 fi. p. 324).— A discussion in regard 

 to the results obtained with this serum preparation. As they were somewhat 

 indefinite, tlie author states that more work will have to be done with it in 

 order to prove its efficiency. 



Contribution to the etiology of the pectoral form, of equine influenza, W. 

 Pfeiler (Ztschr. Tnfeklionskrank. ii. Hyg. Haustiere. 8 (1910), No. 2-3. pp. 

 ]o.5-210). — By intravenously inoculating 120 cc. of a bouillon culture of 

 Schiitz"s streptococcus into a horse a condition was produced which simulated 

 the pectoral form of equine influenza. Serologic tests indicated that the 

 PasteurcUa equina (Lignieres) has no significance in this disease. The author 

 concludes that as there is no definite proof that any organism other than 

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