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leg proved <>ii further mvestigation to be identical with blackleg; the disease merely 

 existe<l under peculiar conditions, with unusual symptoms. 



A number of cases of actinomycosis were reported during the year; 4 cases were 

 observed in the udder. No cases of Texas fever were noticed. A few isolated 

 cases of rabies were reported from different localities. During the year 23 reports of 

 outbreaks of hog diseases were received, and of these cases 12 proved to be hog 

 cholera. 



Annual report for 1900 of the principal of the Royal "Veterinary College, 

 J. McFai)ye.\x {Jour. Boi/. Agr. ,'^oc. Enrfland, 62 {1901), pp. 2 lo-^S8).— 'During the 

 year 1900, 577 outbreaks of anthrax were reported. As a rule only 2 or 3 cases of the 

 disease occurred in each outbreak. Attention is called to the necessity of destroying 

 the carcasses of animals dead of anthrax in order to prevent its further spread among 

 susceptible animals. During the season a considerable increase in the number of 

 cases of glanders was reported, there being 1,865 affected horses. AVhile mallein is 

 freely used for the detection of incipient cases of this disease, it is stated that in 

 many instances the mallein test is not applied until cases of the disease are observed 

 which may be recognized from the clinical symptoms. 



After 5 years' complete freedom from foot-and-mouth disease it reappeared in 1899 

 and spread to a serious extent, in sjjite of the efforts of the board of agriculture to 

 stamp it out. A brief historical statement is given of the outbreaks of this disease 

 in England since 1839. During the year 1900, 21 outbreaks were reported, in which 

 266 animals were attacked. The symptoms and course of the disease in cattle, sheep, 

 and pigs are discussed. There are a number of diseases of sheep which resemble 

 foot-and-mouth disease to some extent and are occasionally mistaken for it. Among 

 these mention should be made of foot rot, malignant aphtha, and a disease which is 

 not well known, and commonly called "orf." This disease attacks lambs up to a 

 year of age, and rarely appears in adult sheep. In the course of the disease lesions 

 appear on the face and on the leg from the hoof as far up as the knee. 



During the season 1,940 outbreaks of hog cholera were reported. It was observed 

 in this connection that the extent of each outV>reak was less than in previous years. 



It appears that rabies was entirely eradicated from Great Britain in 1900, and no 

 cases have subsequently been discovered. 



An account is given of the extent of disease from stomach worms in cattle and 

 sheep. Experiments with thymol in the treatment of this disease were unsatisfac- 

 tory. The maximum quantity of thymol for each animal was 2 J ozs. in 5 equal doses 

 covering a period of 25 days, and it is believed that these were the largest doses 

 which could ))e safely administered. It is suggested that the presence of stomach 

 worms is a frequent cause of chronic diarrhea, and lias sometimes been mistaken for 

 generalized tuberculosis. 



The sheep botfly is not of such connnon occurrence in England as to cause serious 

 trouble. Occasional complaints are made of the attacks of this insect. Recom- 

 mendations are made concerning methods for preventing trouble from this source. 



While fowl cholera has been considered of rare occurrence in England, a few out- 

 breaks of the disease were reported and investigated. The symptoms of the disease 

 are described and preventive measures recommended. 



Report of the chief inspector of stock, C. J. Valentine {Bpt. Mm. Agr. South 

 Australia, 1900-1901, pp. 3S-26) .—}iYwi notes are given on the prevalence of ticks, 

 lice, fluke worms, foot rot, and ophthalmia among sheep. A number of cases of 

 poisoning are reported from eating various plants, such as Lotus australis and Euphorbia 

 drummondi. Among the cattle of the colony 42 cases of pleuro-pneumonia were 

 observed and 510 cases of tuberculosis were reported. .Brief notes are also given on 

 actinomycosis and cancer in cattle. Notes are presented on the sanitary condition 

 of horses and camels in the colonv. 



