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VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Eighth biennial report of the State veterinarian of California for the two 

 years ending June 30, 1916, C. Keane {Bien. Rpt. State Vet. CaL, 8 (1915-16), 

 pp. 2Jf). — This report, dealing with the occurrence of and work with the more 

 important contagious diseases of live stock in California, includes papers on 

 Hemorrhagic Septicemia, by J. P. Iverson (pp. 8-10), and Studies to Diagnose 

 a Fatal Disease of Cattle in the Mountainous Regions of California, by K. F. 

 Meyer (pp. 10-17). 



Report of the bureau of veterinary science, C. F. Dawson et al. {Ann. Rpt. 

 Bd. Health Fla., 28 {1916), pp. 216-247, figs. 2).— This report of the work of the 

 year, dealing especially with tick eradication, includes directions for the 

 preparation of dips and the dipping of cattle, together with plans for the con- 

 struction of a dipping vat. Some diseases hitherto not known to exist in 

 Florida are also briefly considered, among which are a tapeworm {Tcenia 

 marginata) in the liver of swine, enzootic pneumonia in young pigs, takosis 

 in goats, stomach roundworm in sheep, and demodectic mange in swine. 



Fifth annual report of the commissioner of animal industry for the year 

 ended November 30, 1916, L. H. Howard {Ann. Rpt. Comr. Anim. Indus. 

 [Mass.'\, 5 {1916), pp. 53). — Reports are given on the occurrence of and control 

 work with the more important infectious diseases of animals, particularly 

 tuberculosis and hog cholera. 



Live-stock sanitation, H. T. Graves {[Bien.] Rpt. Dept. Agr. Wash., 2 

 C1915-16), pp. 63-89). — This report deals with the occurrence of and work 

 with contagious diseases of animals in Washington State, including bovine 

 tuberculosis, foot-and-mouth disease, glanders, hog cholera, etc. A discussion 

 of the pure-bred accredited herd plan as related to tuberculosis is included. 



Proceedings of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association {Pi-oc. Wis. 

 Vet. Med. Assoc, 2 {1917), pp. 176, figs. 4). — The proceedings of the second 

 annual meeting, held at Madison in January, 1917, are reported in full. 



Biennial report of the State veterinarian of the State of Wyoming for 

 the years 1913 and 1914 ending September 30, 1914, B. F. Davis {Bien. 

 Rpt. State Vet. Wyo., 1913-14, PP- 120). — In reporting upon the work with 

 diseases of live stock particular attention is given to tuberculosis and dourine 

 eradication. 



Biennial report of the State veterinarian, State of Wyoming, for the 

 period September 30, 1914, to September 30, 1916, A. W. French {Bien. 

 Rpt. State Vet. Wyo., 1915-16, pp. 90, figs. 6). — A report similar to the above. 



Progress in veterinary work [in India] {Rpt. Prog. Agr. India, 1915-16, 

 pp. 95-100). — A progress report on veterinary work for the year ended June 

 30, 1916. 



Chlor-antiseptics, H. S. Eakins {Jour. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc., 51 {1917), 

 No. 2, pp. 221-229). — Formulas for the preparation of Dakin's solution and its 

 various modifications are submitted and discussed. 



The treatment of wounds with the polyvalent serum of Leclainche and 

 Vallee, A. Guillaume and G. Bittneb {Rev. O^n. Med. V6t., 26 {1917), No. 

 302-303, pp. 67-79). — Observations of a number of cases of wound treatment 

 in horses injured on the field with a polyvalent serum are noted in detail. 

 The use of the serum has yielded excellent results and is considered to be 

 an important adjuvant in wound therapy. 



Mechanism of the serum reactions, H. R. Dean {Lancet [London], 1917, 

 I, No. 2, pp. 45-50, figs. 4)- — This is a general review of the work on the sub- 

 ject, in which the author concludes that in all the serum reactions (precipita- 

 tion, complement fixation, and agglutination) the immediate result is an aggre- 



