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Report on the veterinary service in the Kingdom of Saxony for the year 



1901 {Ber. Veterinurw. Konigr. Sachsen, 4'^ [1901), p. 253). — This annual report con- 

 tains an account of the personnel of the veterinary connnission of Saxony, together 

 with short reports from a large number of district veterinarians, notes on inspection 

 of animals before and after slaughter, and governmental insurance of food animals. A 

 description is also given of the curriculum and work done at the Veterinary High 

 School of Saxony. The reports of the various district veterinarians are summarized 

 by Siedamgrotzky. Indemnities were paid for losses from glanders, anthrax, black- 

 leg, foot-and-mouth disease, and cerebro-spinal meningitis. Special notes are given 

 on the prevalence of anthrax, blackleg, rabies, glanders, foot-and-mouth disease, 

 pneumonia, mange of horses, sheep scab, swine erysipelas, swine plague, fowl cholera, 

 and tuberculosis. INIany of the cases of these various diseases presented peculiar 

 symptoms of post-mortem conditions, and these peculiarities are especially men- 

 tioned in the report. Notes are also given on the use of potassium iodid in treating 

 milk fever, silver preparations in treating petechial fever of horses, and various other 

 diugs in the treatment of different diseases. 



Annual reports of proceedings under the diseases of animals acts, the 

 markets and fairs (weighing of cattle) acts, etc., for the year 1901, A. C. 

 Cope and J. T. Tesnaxt {London: Bd. Agi:, 1902, }jp. 82, pis. 4). — An extensive out- 

 l)reak of hog cholera occurred in different parts of England during the year 1901. 

 The number of cases definitely identified by the Board of Agriculture was 3,140. 

 Many theories were held by different stock owners as to the etiology of this outbreak. 

 ItAvas suspected that foreign feeding stuffs or the swill from hotels had produced the 

 disease in certain instances. These hypotheses, however, were shown to be 

 unfounded. The hog cholera was thought by some to be the same as typhoid fever 

 in man, but inoculation experiments showed definitely that such was not the case. 

 An extensive outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease occurred in 1900, but was finally 

 eradicated in April, 1901. The most stringent measures were taken, including the 

 slaughter and destruction of all affected animals and strict isolation of animals which 

 had been exposed. It is believed, therefore, that this disease can be controlled bv 

 vigorous sanitary measures. 



It is stated that the general condition of horses imported from the United States 

 and elsewhere during the year was very good. Cases of glanders and other danger- 

 ous infectious diseases among imported horses were exceedingly rare. Glanders is 

 on the increase among horses in England. The number of infected stables is increas- 

 ing with considerable rapidity and tlie authors believe that the law relating to 

 glanders will require some alteration before it will be possible to check or eradicate" 

 this disease. 



Rabies, although practically exterminated in England, is occasionally detected. 

 Large numbers of supposed cases are reported to the Board of Agriculture, but nearly 

 all tif them prove t > be cases of some other disease. One ca.se of rabies was discov- 

 ered in a cow, and it ajtpearsfrom this fact that ral)ies must exist in one or more dogs 

 in the locality where the cow was found. Details are given on the treatment and 

 sanitary measures adopted in outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, hog cholera, 

 rabies, anthrax, and sheep scab. The prevalence of sheep scab is gradually becom- 

 ing less and the area of distribution is being restricted. 



Human and bovine tuberculosis, R. Koch and J. W. ScHtJTz {Arch. 117.?.?. ?«. 

 Prakt. Thierh., 28 {1902), No. 1-2, pp. 167-196).— This article is a report made by 

 the authors to the Minister for Agriculture, Public Domains, and Forests on July 1, 

 1901. A detailed account is given of numerous experiments conducted for the pur- 

 pose of comparing the virulence of human and bovine tubercle bacilli for calves, 

 sheep, and pigs. The introduction of the tubercle bat'iili into the experimental 

 animals was effected in 5 way.s — by feeding, subcutaneous injection, intra-abdominal 



