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glanderous horses is recommended in order to check this disease. Uriel' notes are also 

 given on anthrax, hog cholera, and other infectious diseases. 



Annual report of the veterinary surgeon to the corporation of the city of 

 Glasgow for 1903, A. M. Trotter ( Ann. Rpt. Vet. Surg. [Glasgow], 1903, pp. /: >.- 

 The author presents statistics regarding the number of animals slaughtered in Glasgow 

 during the year under report, the production of home meat, inspection of meat, 

 examination of imported meat at various localities, horse slaughterhouse, veterinary 

 attendants on horses, hospital meat and milk contract, and the inspection of milch 

 cows and cattle. 



Various statistical matters are presented by means of tables and systems of curves. 

 In the author's opinion based on meat inspection, about 89 per cent of cattle affected 

 with tuberculosis acquired the disease through inhalation of tubercle bacilli into the 

 lungs. Attention is therefore called to the danger of allowing tuberculous cattle 

 even in the early stages of the disease to remain in contact with healthy animals. 



Annual report of the Royal Hungarian Veterinary Academy, F. Hutyra 

 (Magyar Kir. Mint. Foisk. Evkon. 1903-4, pi>. 196). — Notes are given on the publica- 

 tions of various members of the faculty of this institution, on the courses of instruc- 

 tion, and on the diseases studied at clinics and on other occasions. 



Annual report of the civil veterinary department, Bengal (Ann. Rpt. Civ. Vet. 

 Dept., Bengal, and Bengal Vet. Co/., 1903-4, pp. 15). — Brief notes are given on vet- 

 erinary dispensaries in various parts of Bengal as well as on various animal diseases 

 particularly glanders and rinderpest. A brief report is also made on the work of 

 the Bengal Veterinary College for the year 190.*-!— 1. 



Annual report on investigations in the field of veterinary medicine, Ellen- 

 berger et al. (Jahresber. Leist. Geb. Vet. Med., 23 1 1903), pp. 315). — As usual in these 

 reports the chief results obtained in veterinary investigations in various lines are 

 briefly outlined and classified according to the nature of the subject. The report 

 covers investigations on all lines of infectious diseases, pathology, poisoning from 

 various sources, therapeutics, materia medica, anatomy, histology, physiology, 

 dietetics, animal breeding, veterinary jurisprudence, animal insurance, meat and 

 milk inspection, veterinary police, etc. 



Report on health of animals, J. G. Rutherford et al. ( Eztr.from A mi. Rpt. Dept. 

 Ayr. Canada, 1903, pp. 103, pis. 10). — The organization of the veterinary service in 

 the Dominion of Canada is outlined, and an account is presented of the various lines 

 of work which have been undertaken. Hog cholera still prevails to a serious extent 

 in certain parts of Ontario. In the control of tuberculosis it was found best to dis- 

 continue the official testing in Europe of cattle intended to be exported to Canada, 

 and to adopt instead of this plan the testing of such animals after their arrival at the 

 Canadian quarantine station. 



Glanders is still a serious disease in various parts of Canada and has made its 

 appearance in Yukon Territory. A description is given of the Canadian method of 

 procedure in controlling this disease. Experiments for the purpose of determining 

 the cause of Pictou cattle disease have been continued, and considerable evidence 

 has been obtained to show that the disease is due to eating Senecio jacobsea. Notes 

 are also given on a number of animal diseases, including actinomycosis, anthrax, 

 blackleg, sheep scab, mange in cattle and horses, swamp fever, foot-and-mouth dis- 

 ease, etc. An account is also given of the Canadian quarantine stations, car inspec- 

 tion, and stock yards. 



C. H. Higgins presents Ids second report as pathologist (pp. 27-41). In this 

 report an account is given of the work of the pathological laboratory on anthrax, 

 tuberculosis, glanders, hog cholera, Pictou cattle disease, and hemorrhagic septice- 

 mia.- Notes are also given on methods of keeping laboratory records and on acety- 

 lene gas for general use in bacteriological laboratories. The greater portion of the 



