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abortion, because both diseases are so exceedingly prevalent that they very fre- 

 quently coexist." A paper on swine fever or hog cholera, presented by the chief 

 veterinary officer at the International Veterinary Congress at The Hague in 

 September, 1909, is appended. 



A report by A. W. Anstruther. assistant secretary of the animals division, 

 gives a somewhat more detailed account of the occurrence of diseases of ani- 

 mals during the year. Colored maps which show the distribution of cases of 

 hog cholera and sheep scab for the years 1907, 1908, and 1909 are included. 



There was no recurrence of foot-and-mouth disease during 1909. The number 

 of outbreaks of hog cholera fell from 2,067 in 1908 to 1,650 in 1909, of sheep 

 scab from 849 to 685. and of glanders and farcy from 789 to 533. In anthrax 

 alone was there an increase in the number of outbreaks reported, the figures 

 for 1909 being 1.317 as against 1,105 in 1908. 



A list of the orders issued by the board and statistical tables are appended. 



Annual report for 1909 of the principal of the Royal Veterinary College, 

 J. McFadyean (Jour. Roy. Agr. 8oc. England, 10 (1909), pp. 327-339, fig. 1).— 

 The occurrence of anthrax, glanders, hog cholera, malignant aphtha of sheep, 

 sterility in cows, and the methods of dealing thei-ewith are reported upon. 



Report upon veterinary conditions in Saxony. — A general index of the 

 reports 1856-1905, O. Roder (Bcr. Veterindric. Konigr. Sachsen, 1909, pp. 

 V+83). — This is an index to the reports issued during a period of 50 years. 



Annual report of the veterinary department for 1908-9, R. J. Stordy 

 (Dcpt. Agr. Brit. East Africa Ann. Rpi., 1908-9, pp. 30-62, pis. i-'/).— This re- 

 port discusses the occurrence of cattle diseases and, briefly, those of the horse, 

 sheep, pig, ostrich, and dog. A summary of microscopical examinations for the 

 year is included. 



Clinical examination of the blood of horses, bovines, mules, pigs, dogs, 

 and sheep, J. Wetzl (Ztschr. Tiermed., II, (1910), No. 1, pp. l-J,! ; abs. in. 

 Zentbl. BiocUcni. ii. Biophys., 10 (1910), ^'o. 8, pp. 889, 390). — The investigations 

 reported are summarized in the following table : 



Erythrocyte, hemoglobin and iron content of the blood of various domestic 



animals. 



Kind of animal 



Erythrocytes per cubic 

 centimeter. 



Hemo- 

 globin. 



Iron. 



Horses, normal 



Horse, alveolar emphysema 



Horses, paralytic hemoglobinemia 



Horses, chronic pyapmia 



Horses, equine pneumonia 



Horses, dourine 



Horse, peritonitis 



Horse, pernicious anemia 



Mules, normal 



Cattle, normal 



Dogs, normal 



Sheep, normal 



Hogs, normal 



0,160,000- 8, 

 5, 

 ,000-11, 

 ,000- 4, 

 ,000-11, 

 ,000- 7, 

 10, 

 2, 

 5, 

 7, 

 ,000- 8, 

 ,000- 9, 



6,500, 

 3,266, 

 4,388, 

 4,448, 



4,816, 

 8,008, 



692,000 

 987,000 

 000,000 

 448,000 

 490,000 

 732,000 

 648,000 

 500,000 

 348,000 

 000,000 

 124,000 

 272,000 

 000, 000 



Per cent. 

 62-80 



35-57 



65 



55-60 



47-63 



Per cent. 

 0.0346-0.0512 



0.0416 

 0. 0286-0. 0602 

 0. 0356-0. 0364 

 0.0358-0.0416 



The results further show that the intake of large amounts of water had no 

 influence upon the composition of the blood. On the other hand the withholding 

 of water for from 1 to 2 days produces a thickening of the blood and a diminu- 

 tion in its volume, particularly where the animal is made to sweat. After giv- 

 ing large quantities of water the equilibrium is again restored. 



A bibliography is appended. 



