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//, InsjirclioH el iKlniiHislrdlioii (h's (ilidlloirx i nsliilldl inn dcs uuirchrx (tux 

 hrstidii.r. /'dtis: II. DiiikxI d- /•,'. I'iiidl. l'J(t(l. jip. 17 f (;',.'i. plx. N. fins. 110). — 

 This volume (■()ini)l(M('s the .iiciicral accduiit ol' aliatt(»ir>^ and coiitaius ,i 

 (lotailt'd (lisfussion of the administration and inspection work to be carried 

 on in abattoirs and small slausbtcrhousus. The subject-matter is arransed 

 under a number ot different heads, including sanitary inspection of animals, 

 the reasons for insiu'ction, the obligations of moat inspectors, condemnation of 

 meat. French legislation, methods of inspection of various animals, stations for 

 inspecting imjiorted meat, inspection of private abattoirs, special inspection of 

 m(>;it for use by the army, the use of horses and dogs for food, insi)ection of ani- 

 mals before slaughter by veterinai'y jiolice, meat legislation in countries other 

 lliau France, iusiiecliou of .abattoirs ;ind connected buildings for saiutai-y con- 

 ditions, genei-al administr.at ion of al)attoirs and cattle m;irl<ets. .-ind insurance 

 ag.ainst condemnalion. 



Report of the veterinarian, (J. II. Ulover {Colorado Htd. njit. J !)().'). pp. 

 ■ ':i-(!l). — The work of the veterinarian has been largely confined to investiga- 

 tions relating to jmi.sonous phints. In this work attention was given to :i luimber 

 of plants. Two i)astures were arranged, one being free from loco and the other 

 containing large quantities of both white and purple loco. Six steers and 7 

 hoi'ses were iilaced in each of these pastures in order to determine the effect of 

 I'ating loco. The animals maintained in the pasture free from loco kept in good 

 condition (hiring the season, while those on the loco pasture were badly affected 

 and finally all of them died. The injurious effects of eathig loco were niiini- 

 fested within a week, the symptoms being those of general prostration and 

 malnutrition. If such animals were removed from the loco pasture they soon 

 recovered, l)ut were again affected when replaced in the loco pasture. It appeared 

 during the experiments that white loco was preferred and that the most positive 

 results may be obtained with cattle. Post-mortem exandnations failed to reveal 

 any lesions. It was concluded fi'oni this work that the loco disease is a specific 

 condition associated with at least one species of plant (Astragali us iiioUifishini.s). 

 Horses ,ind cattle prefer grass to the loco jilant. which seems to have a low 

 i.utritive value. Animal parasites are not found in larger quantities in locoed 

 anim.-ils than in other an.imals. 



It is estimated that the annual losses from larksinir in Colorado are about 

 S"40,000. Five species have been found to be poisonous — Delphinium hicolor, 

 I), glaiicitin, J). scopiilnriiDii. D. aziirrii))i. .-nid /). pruardi. Larkspur appears to 

 lose its toxic pi-operties .-is it a]»i)roaches the tlowering ]iei-iod. The best results 

 in treating ]K)isoned .animals were obtained from the use of ]>otassium pernnm- 

 ganate and ;itro])in. Notes are given on a number of other harmful plants, 

 i'lcluding a species of rubber jilant ( Aitiii<lld ricliardsouii). water hemlock, 

 (i(>ath camas. etc. 



Eradication of tuberculosis by the methods of Bang and Ostertag with 

 reference to the aiDplicability of these methods to Saxony, .1. Riciitp:r 

 {/Jxvhr. liifnUousK-ranl-. ii. Ujui. Haiislirn. I (lHOd). \o. .?-.?. pji. 187-210). — 

 Tubercailin tests show tliat in Saxony about two-thirds of the cattle in the whole 

 kingdom .are affected witli tuberculosis. The unusual prevalence of this disease 

 m.akes it necessary to devise a practical method of not too great expense in 

 controlling the disease. As is well known, Bang's method consists in the inocula- 

 tion of each herd with tuberculin, the separation of healthy and reacting 

 .inimals into two herds, which umst be kept separate thereafter and under the 

 care of different attendants, the rearing of calves on cooked milk, the disinfec- 

 tion of the staliles in which the healthy part of the herd is kei)t. and a repetition 

 of the tuberculin test everv 'I months. This method, while effective, has been 



