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(lurinjr laotntion it is an alveolar sland. Immediately after the close of the 

 IK'TJod of hiftatlon it again becomes tulmlar in character. Si)oradie galacto- 

 phoritis appears to he a hypertrophic and polypous chnmic cntarrii of the udder. 

 The lymphatic glands are eidarged and the catarrii ajipears to be due. to. a 

 streptococcus. 



A disease of young cattle in county Wexford, A. K. Mettam (Dept. Agr. 

 and 'rccli. fiislr. Ireland Jnur., (i {I!)(i(!), Xo. ,i. jip. .'iCd-'ild, pis. 2). — For several 

 years a disease has prevailed among young cattle in the county of Wexford and 

 i;'. characterized by chronic diarrhea, emaciation, and finally death. The chief 

 symptom is progressive anemia and emaciation. An examination of the feces 

 and of the intestines. i)ost-mortem, showed the presence of t^fronf/i/Jiis (/rarilifi 

 and tluke worms. Occasionally the lungs were infested with *s'. inicninis. in 

 advanced cases the yellow marrow in the cavities of the long bones was rejilaced 

 by red marrow, ^■arious lines of treatment were adopted, such as the use of 

 thymol, coal-tar creosote, carbolic acid, etc., and the feces were examined from 

 day to diiy to note the effect of treatment. Recovery was brought about by the 

 use of a tonic containing arsenic, tartar emetic, and sulphate of iron as well as 

 by treatment with carbolic acid and turpentine, oil of tar, aud thymol. In one 

 case the recovery took place without any treatment. Creosote, lysol, tobacco, 

 byposulpliite of soda, and various other remedies appeared to diminish the num- 

 ber of i»arasitic worms, but did not bring about a recovery. The author was 

 nnal)Ie to determine whether the stomach worms were the only cause of the 

 disease. In one instance 28 animals in apparent health were examined and 

 stomach worms were found in the feces of 24 of them. The disease seems, there- 

 fore, to be due to an excessive infestation with these worms. 



Proliferation of connective tissue in the beef liver in cases of distomatosis, 

 A. Jaeger (Arch. Wiss. u. Prakt. TierheiUc, 32 (IDOU). X<>. 4-5, pp. .',.')6-/,7(;. pis. 

 2). — The literature of this subject is critically reviewed in connection with a 

 short bibliography. The author describes the various tissue changes which take 

 place in the beef liver after infestation with flukes. A cirrhosis occurs in the 

 form of an induration process, the cause of which is to be sought in the toxic 

 nietal)olic products produced ])y tiie liver flukes in the Idle ducts. 



A hoof disease occurring in connection with foot-and-mouth disease, 

 ScHENKL {Wcliiischr. Tierlicill: ii. Yivlizucht, 50 {1906), No. 21, pp. .',03-.'i05). — 

 The author had opportunity to observe a number of cases of hoof trouble which 

 occurred in connection with foot-and-mouth disease. The parts chiefly affected 

 were the crown of the hoof near the cleft and the internal walls of the cleft. 

 The lesions consisted of ulcers in connection with which some proliferation of 

 tissue took jilace. In a few cases the lesions extended to the bones of the foot. 

 'The affected tissue was removed and a thick layer of iodoform sprinkled on the 

 disease<l .areas, (iood results were obtained from this treatment. 



Louping ill and braxy, D. J. Hamilton et al. (Jour Bd. Agr. [London], 

 13 (190(j). No. 3. pp. 135-lJi2). — After a long series of ex])eriments the existence 

 of a specific bacillus was found in the exudate of the peritoneal cavity aiMl sub- 

 se(iuent tests show that the disease is of a liacterial nature. The organism is 

 apparently taken into the intestines with the food. :Much uncertainty has pre- 

 vailed regarding the n.iture of braxy. The experiments by the committee 

 appointed to investigate this disease indicate that a number of troubles com- 

 monly pass under the name liraxy. It is believed that bi-axy. louping ill, 

 blackleg, and malignant edema belong to the same group of disea.ses. In fact, 

 the sinularity between the symptoms of the loui>ing ill and braxy is so close 

 that confusion often occurs in r(>aching a diagnosis. It was found that at cer- 

 tain seasons of the year the blood of sheep is quite resistant to the organisms of 



