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Wos. 15, pp. 228, 229; 16, pp. 243-245; 17, pp. 257-259; 18, pp. 273-275).— An abstract 

 Of this paper from the original has already been given (E. S. R., 9, p. 176). 



A new process for improving inferior butter, L. Pideiut (Milch Ztg., 26 (1897), 

 No. 10, pp. 151,152). 



The present status of the butter exports of Germany, Boysex (Dcr Augen- 

 tlicktiche Stand des deutschen Butter-Exports. Bremen: M. Heinaius Nachfolger (1897). 



Denmark's butter export, B. Bogcild (Tidsskr. Landokon., 15 (1890), pp. 709-716). 



Finland's butter export, B. Boggild (Ugcskr. Landm., 42 (1896), pp. 558,559)., 



German imports and exports of dairy products (Milch Ztg., 26 (1897), No. 10 

 pp. 150, 151). 



Agricultural education in France, with special reference to the dairy 

 schools, P. Meyei; (Milch Ztg., 26 (1897), No. 20, pp. 307, 



VETERINARY SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 



Annual report for 1896 from the principal of the Royal Veteri- 

 nary College, J. McFadyean {Jour. Roy. Agr. Soc. England, 3. ser., 

 6 (1897), I, No. 29, pp. 115-135, Jig. 1). — A report on rabies, anthrax, 

 abortion in cows, the dangers attending the use of milking machines, 

 and the following diseases: 



Glanders. — Experiments were made with the serum of glandered 

 horses which demonstrated that mallein acts in a peculiar way with 

 live glanders bacilli, but it is thought that even if the reaction obtained 

 with the serum is fully as accurate as that with mallein, it necessi- 

 tates a too intimate acquaintance with biological methods for everyday 

 practice. 



Parasitic gastroenteritis. — An investigation of a serious disease in a 

 herd of cattle brought to light numerous small worms in the stomachs 

 of the animals affected. The worms were found upon microscopic 

 examination of the walls of the stomach, and identified doubtfully with 

 Strongylus convolutus, discovered by Ostertag in the fourth stomach of 

 an ox. The chief difference between Ostertag's description, which is 

 quoted, and -the worms found by the author, lies in the presence of 

 barb-like hooks on the neck and longitudinal ridges of the skin. 

 Further, it is noted that the worms found do not agree with Ostertag's 

 figure fully in the details of the caudal extremity, but these discrepan- 

 cies are charged to inaccurate descriptions. 



The principal symptoms produced by the worms are diarrhea and 

 gradual loss of condition. The appetite is never affected. There was 

 no cough, but otherwise the animals studied presented the general 

 appearance of animals in the last stages of tuberculosis, though a 

 physical examination brought forth no evidence of that disease. 



The first fatal case in the herd in question occurred in 1879. From 

 that time on the herd was never free from the disease, and it gradu- 

 ally increased so that in 1895 14 animals died. Most of the affected 

 animals were young. When an old one was attacked the course of the 

 disease seemed to be more rapid. 



The treatment employed was an isolation of the affected animals and 

 an allowance of a liberal diet with biweekly doses of turpentine. 

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