ANIMAL PKODUCTION". 171 



pp. 82-S5; 69, pp. 123-126; 10, pp. 81-89; 71, pp. 13-19).— A historical account 

 of cattle breeding in Argentina. 



The orig-in of Argentine cattle, J. A. Pillado (An. Soc. Rural Argentina, ^1^ 

 (1910), Nos. OS, pp. 67-71; 69, pp. 119-122; 70, pp. 76-80; 71, pp. 3^-39).— A 

 historical and statistical account of the cattle industry in Argentina. 



Crosses between Algau and African cattle, Spann (Deal. Landio. Tierzucht, 

 17 (1913), No. 2, pp. 18-20; ahs. in Intcrnat. Inst. Agr. \_Ro'ine'\, Mo. Bui. Agr. 

 Intel, and Plant Diseases, 4 (1913), No. 3, pp. Ji37, JfSS). — A report of crosses 

 between Algau bulls and native red cows of Bechuaualand and Griqualand. 

 The offspring proved to have the head characteristics of the Algau and to a 

 large extent the hair color. The milking qualities were sui^erior to that of 

 the native cows. 



Jersey- Angus cattle, W. Parlour (Live Stock Jour. [London], 77 (1913), 

 No. 20.25, p. 85). — A preliminary I'eport of crosses between the Angus and Jersey 

 breeds, in an attempt to combine beef and dairy qualities and also to produce an 

 animal adapted to the climate of the north of England. The calves of the first 

 cross were black, with the exception of traces of Jersey color on the udder. The 

 females were all polled, but the males usually developed scurs. The heifers at 

 maturity proved to be good milkers. 



Sheep breeding experiments on Beinn Bhreagh [Nova Scotia], A. G. Bell 

 (Manuscript from Beinn Bhreagh Recorder, 10 (1912), pp. 368-386). — In a con- 

 tinuation of earlier work (E. S. R., 20, p. 1173) the author describes how a race 

 of 6-nippled ewes has been produced. 



Deer breeding for fine heads, W. Winans (London, 1913, pp. XII-\-105, pis. 

 2, figs. 37). — A description of several species of deer adapted to semi-domestica- 

 tion. The author discusses methods of feeding and care and the effect of 

 abundant food on the development of horns. There are also brief notes on 

 experiments in crossing the wapiti (Cervus canadensis), Altai (C. canadensis 

 asiaticus), red deer (C. elaphus), and hangul (C. cashniirianus). 



[European methods of feeding horses], J. Ashton (Breeder's Gaz., 62 

 (1912), Nos. 21, p. 1096; 22, p. 1153; 63 (1913), No. //, p. 206, fig. i).— An ac- 

 count of methods of feeding work horses in Loudon and Paris, 



Horse breeding, D. Inciiausti (Bol. Min. Agr. [Buenos Aires], I4 (1912), 

 No. S. pp. 777-8-'il). — A report of a study of types of horses in Europe and 

 India, with special reference to the securing of a type suitable for export to 

 Argentina. 



Horse breeding in Prussia for the last 25 years, von Dettingen (Deut. 

 Landio. Tierzucht, 17 (1913), No. U, pp. 162-16/,).— A brief resume of the chief 

 events in horse breeding in Prussia. 



Hints to poultry raisers, H. M. Lamon ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 528, 

 pp. 12, figs. 2). — This is a revision of Circular 206 of the Bureau of Animal In- 

 dustry, previously uoted (E. S. R., 28, p. 173). 



The carbohydrate metabolism in ducks, G. B. Fleming (Jour. Physiol., 45 

 (1913), No. 6, pp. xliii, xliv). — This is a preliminary report of experiments in 

 which ducks were subjected to pancreatectomy and partial pancreatectomy. 

 Adrenalin was also injected subcutaneously, and the respiratory quotient was 

 determined in ducks with hyperglycsemia. 



The results suggest that the carbohydrate metabolism of ducks is controlled 

 by much the same mechanism as in the case of mammals. There was a differ- 

 ence between pancreatic and adrenalin hyperglycaemia, for in the former the 

 respiratory quotient remained low in spite of carbohydrate intake, whereas in 

 the latter there was a distinct rise. 

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