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animals arfcvtcd \vi(li the disease wlietlier they sliow clinical syiiiploiiis or iiui 

 will iin)l)aiily re(luc(> tiie e.xteiil of iilaiulei's. 



An extensive series ef feedinj; exiiei'inients was carried on in Antiironish 

 dnrlnj,' which it was cli^irly shown that Tictou oattle disease ov hei)atic cirrliosis 

 is caused liy <>atin{,' Sr'iiccio jacohtra. Before tliis fact was demonstrated, tlie 

 disease was considered infectious and an indemnity was paid to tlie owners of 

 condemned animals. 



A nund)er of outl>rea!vs of rabies toolc ])lace and reiinired the attention of tlic 

 veterinary ollicers. .Notes are also jiiven in the reports of the numerous 

 insjM'ctors from dilferent iiarts of tlie Dominion on the health of animals in 

 their localities and the iirevalence of common diseases. 



Report of the veterinary service, in the Kingdom of Saxony for 1905 

 (l{(i: Vctcrhiiinr. Koiiifjr. Saclisai. .',<) illid.',). jiit. ',i;i). — As is customary in 

 these reports the organization of the veterinary service is ijiven, followed liy an 

 elahorate account of the jreneral status of the health of animals and s])ecial re- 

 ports on diseases, medicines, dietetics, cases of poisonins, the live-sto<-k industiy. 

 veterinary ]M)lice work, cattle breeding, and goat raising. 



Statistical data are ))resented on the number and distribution of inspectors 

 and freibanks in th(> Kingdom of Saxouy, the munbcr of animals slaughtered 

 and inspected during the .vear. and the cause of condenmation of inspected 

 animals. 



The organization and function of the police and veterinary service in the 

 kingdom (Onjanizzaziinic c Finizionninciifo dci Scrrizi <li Vif/Uanzd. c Assis- 

 iciiza Zooiatrica iicl Reffiio. Rome: Miii. Int.. IflOd. pp. .!(>.!). — In the present 

 report a general discussion is presented of the ])rinciples which lie at the found- 

 ation of veterinary police and similar control work In the prevention of the 

 spread of animal diseases. Such veterinary work may be organized under 

 government supervision or may l)e of a communal or cooperative natur(>. Ex- 

 tensive tables are given showing the imports and exports in animal products 

 from 1902 to l!)Or>. 



The larger part of the volume is occupied with a discussion of the present 

 status of the imi)ortant animal diseases in Italy, including foot-and-numth 

 disease, infectious swine diseases, anthrax, blackleg, glanders, contagious aga- 

 lactia, rabies, tuberculosis, etc. 



Report of proceedings under the diseases of animals acts for the year 1905 

 ( l)( i,t. A(ir. and Tech. Iii.fir. Ireland, Rpl. Dlacasv-^ Aniiii.. ]!)().',, pp. tl.i. piK. ,?). — 

 A brief sunnnary is presented of the present status of legislation regarding con- 

 tagious diseases in Ireland with especial reference to anthrax, sheep scab, hog 

 cholera, glanders. i)arasitic mange, and epizootic lymphangitis. \ detailed 

 report is given l>y M. lledley on hog cholera and other serious animal diseases 

 in Ireland, and by 1 ). S. I'rentice on the transportation of animals. On the whole, 

 hog cholera has diminished greatly in prevalence during the past few years; 

 rabies was not observed during 190-5 ; glanders presented uo serious i)roblems ; 

 and parasitic mange occurred in 169 outbreaks. Copies are given of all orders 

 and cii-culars which have been issued regarding the control of animal diseases 

 in Ireland. 



Report of the veterinary surgeon to the corporation of the city of Glasgow 

 for 1904-5, A. .M. Thottku (Rpt. Vet. Surf/. Glas(/oir. J!)0'i-o. pp. )/).— The 

 pi-esent detective system of inspecting meat in (Jlasgow has certain disadvan- 

 tages and is not effective in preventing unsuitable meat from coming into the 

 market. The meat inspector's time is too much occupied in this s.vstem in 

 running al)out from jdace to place inspecting a few carcasses which may be 

 delivered by farmers or dealers to butchers, or even directly to ironsumers. .V 



