482 EXPERIMENT STATION EECOED. 



(). E. Dyson (pp. 46-54) on the purchase of cows for Slaughter subject to post- 

 mortem inspection. The Relation of the State Veterinary Surgeon and the Live 

 Stock Sanitary Board to the Public Health was considered by C. G. Lamb (pp. 

 54-59). Other papers presented are Rabies and its Control, by A. Peters (pp. 

 59-73), Animal Parasites, by J. G. Ferueyhough (pp. 73-75), and a Review of 

 Federal Work in Tick Eradication, by R. P. Steddom (pp. 75-81). 



The resolutions adopted and reports of the sanitary conditions in the various 

 States are included. 



Report of the veterinary director general and live stock commissioner, 

 J. G. Rutherford et al. {Rpt. Vet. Dir. Gen. Canada, 1908, p. lU). — This is a 

 report for the 2 years ending March 31, 1908. 



The progress made in the work of stamping out hog cholera is said to have 

 been both satisfactory and encouraging. A few restricted outbreaks occurred in 

 Ontario, some of which took place in the old quarantine area and were evidently 

 traceable to chronic cases unsuspected and of long standing. In another in- 

 stance a group of small outbreaks near the frontier was directly traceable to the 

 feeding of swill fi-om a large summer hotel, the provisions iised in which were 

 largely imported. 



Cattle imported into Canada for breeding purposes or milk production are 

 tested in quarantine except in the cases of cattle fi'om the United States, which 

 are admitted on inspection when accompanied by a satisfactory test chart signed 

 by an inspector of the Biireau of Animal Industry of this Department. Officers 

 of the Department test similar classes of cattle exported to the United States. 

 All reactors are permanently earmarked and their exportation prohibited. 



There has been a considerable decrease in the number of cases of glanders. 

 During the 12 months ending March 31, 1907, nearly 250 fewer horses were 

 slaughtered than in tlie similar period ending October 31, 1905, while the figures 

 for the 12 mouths ending March 31, 1908, show a decrease of moi-e than 5.50 over 

 the 1907 figures. The author states that he is convinced that the disease is 

 being systematically and thoroughly eradicated. 



The experiments on pictou cattle disease at the Nova Scotia station were con- 

 tinued in order to secure definite information as to the Aalue of sheep, and inci- 

 dentally of other animals, as agents in the extirpation of ragwort. ^Mange in 

 cattle still prevails to a somewhat serious extent in southern Alberta and south- 

 western Saskatchewan. The number of horses slaughtered because of dourine 

 has decreased from 412 in the previous 17 months to 216 in the following 24 

 months. Mange in horses was prevalent to a small extent in certain districts of 

 Quebec, while a few cases were also dealt with in the provinces further west. 



A number of cases of sheep scab were detected, all being confined to western 

 Ontario. Several outbreaks of anthrax were reported in the provinces of On- 

 tario and Quebec and the disease also appeared on one farm in New Brunswick. 

 Black quarter prevailed to a certain extent in different provinces. Rabies made 

 its appearance in a number of different districts throughout the dominion. Sev- 

 eral outbi-eaks occurred in the Niagara peninsula, some of which were traceable 

 to dogs from the United States. The results of export inspection and import 

 testing are reported in detail. The inauguration of the inspection service under 

 the provisions of the meat and canned foods act, which was passed in 1907, is 

 considered the most noteworthy matter dealt with in this report. 



In the report of the pathologist (pp. .59-09, 77-98), C. H. Higgins considers 

 the investigations conducted and specimens examined. The amount of tuber- 

 culin dispersed from the laboratory shows a slight increase over the amount in 

 previous years and totals 3,4.30 doses. During the course of investigations non- 

 pathogenic trypanosomes were found in the blood of cotton-tail rabbits and iji 

 field mice. A special report on loco poisoning by G. Hilton (pp. 107-115), one on 



