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previously. The bull responded quickly to the testj showing a reaction 

 about three times the size of the previous one. This bull was injected on 

 October 16 in the morning and at 3 p. m. showed a decided reaction. This 

 reaction reached its maximum size on October 18 and remained in evi- 

 dence until the day it was slaughtered, October 30. 



Post-mortem examination revealed evidence of advanced tuberculosis, 

 the following lesions being found: 



Nodules in both retro pharyngeal glands; right laryngeal gland greatly 

 enlarged and filled with numerous tuberculosis centers; nodules in the 

 po.sterior mediastinal gland and diaphragmatic lobe of the right lung; 

 one small nodule in the right epididymis. 



Besides the above, three steers condemned in Kona by Dr. Eowat and 

 sent here for slaughter were post-mortemedj all showing typical lesions of 

 tuberculosis. 



SWINE PLAGUE AND NECROTIC ENTERITIS 



A considerable outbreak of mixed infection occurred among a herd of 

 swine at Nanakuli: 



History: About two weeks before the outbreak was reported pigs had 

 been dying a few^ at a time until 15 or 20 had been lost. 



Sanitary Conditions: The sanitary conditions surrounding these hogs 

 were far from good. Although the man in charge asserted that he 

 cleaned the feed troughs every day they bore no evidence of it. The 

 wallowing pool was filthy, being filled with heavily polluted water with a 

 floating green scum. There was no drainage and it looked as if it had 

 been many months since it was drained and cleaned. 



Symptoms and. Diagnosis: Upon arrival seven or eight young pigs 

 were found in various stages of the disease. They were emaciated, with 

 weak staggering gait, with occasional cough and diarrhea. A diagnosis 

 of mixed infection was made. 



Post-Mortem Examinations: One of these sick hogs was killed and a 

 careful post-mortem examination made with the following result: 



A pneumonia of the sw4ne plague type involved the lungs; the heart 

 showed a few petechae on the epicardium and endocardium; the lymph 

 glands throughout the body were slightly swollen and hemorrhagic. A 

 diffuse necrotic enteritis was revealed throughout almost the entire. length 

 of the large intestines. These post-mortem findings fully substantiated 

 the diagnosis made. 



Treatment: All the hogs, sick and well, which could be corralled were 

 injected with mixed infections bacterins (swune) obtained from the 

 Jensen-Salsbery Laboratories and necro-bacillosis powder administered in 

 the feed. The owaier w^as advised to have the hogs removed to a new, 

 clean place and kept in a sanitary condition. 



The effects of the treatment were not immediately apparent, first, be- 

 cause of the severity of the outbreak and secondly the unhygienic 

 conditions under which they were kept. It is significant that all deaths 

 stopped upon removal of the animals to clean surroundings. 



ANTI-RABIC VACCINATION 



During the past month 15 dogs were vaccinated against rabies. No 

 untowardness developed in any during the period of vaccination. 



IMPORTATION OF LIVE STOCK 



During the past month 50 vessels entering the port of Honolulu were 

 boarded and inspected by the Live Stock Inspector, out of w^hich. number 

 six were found to carry live stock for this Territory: 



Horses Mules Cattle Swine Dogs Poultry 



3 42 52 6 2 184 crates 



Respectfully submitted, 



L. N. CASE, 

 Assistant Territorial Veterinarian. 



