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Preventive inoculation of farm stock, W. Rohertson {Afjr. Jnui: Capo flood 

 Hope, S.i {1!)0S), Ao. J, pp. <n-IO(!, fii/s. ,'5).— Detiiiktl directions are Riven for 

 vaceinatins stoclv a.uainst pleuro-pnennionia, anthrax, and blaclvleg. The prin- 

 oipli'S upon which tlie cffcctivont^ss of vaccination depend are discussed. 



Veterinary division, .1. A. (JiiKini and C. J. Reakes (New Zeal. Dept. A(jr. 

 Ann. Rpt., lo (l!)(n), pp. 3lJI~.i'.n'. pis. .',). — The worlc of the veterinary staff 

 dnrinj; the year was hir}iely confined to routine matters and the practical test- 

 ing of methods for controlling diseases of animals. Brief notes are given on 

 contagious al)orti()n, tuberculosis, antlirax, blackleg, mannnitis, renal congestion 

 in lambs, Htronf/i/lus capUhirh, maggot fly, and fluke worms in sheep, tumors, 

 etc. Considerable attention is given to the study of acute stomatitis in lambs. 

 The disease appears to be due to a Staphylococcus which exists in mammary 

 lesions of the ewes. The organism is briefly described and an account is given 

 of its biological characteristics. 



Aggressins in barbone and their application as an immunizing' agent, 

 F. S. H. I'.ALOREY {Jour Trup. Yet. ,SV-j., 2 {1!)07), No. .',, pp. .i.7/-J.7.3).— In a 

 study of the possible value of aggressins in the production of immunity toward 

 barbone, the author found that aggressin fluid could be easily obtained from 

 inoculated rabbits, but that its prophylactic value was very slight. Further- 

 more, there appears to be great dirticulty in obtaining it in large quantities free 

 from contamination. 



Granulous colpitis as a cause of sterility, L. Rrante (Svcnsk Vet. Tklskr., 

 12 (1!)07), No. 3, pp. 120-126). — The occurrence of granulous colpitis as well 

 as of other infections which cause pathological changes in the cervix uteri or 

 ovaries may lead to sterility. 



A mycosis affecting man and rats, A. Lutz and A. Splendors {Centhl. Bald, 

 [etc.], 1. Aht., Orifi.. .',.'> (Ji'Ol), No. 7, pp. li3J-6S7, pis. .'/). — For several years 

 the author has had opportunity to observe a mycosis which occurs spontaneously 

 in rats and also occasionally in man. In rats the lesions are to be found 

 chiefly on the limbs and tail. Edematous swellings and ulcers appear on the 

 surface, some of them being of a fistulous nature. Infection may be transmitted 

 in rats thi'ough the alimentary tract but the progress of the disease is slow. 

 In man the ulcerous lesions appear largely on the hand and arm. The micro- 

 organism which produces this disease has been identified as a species of Tricho- 

 sporium. 



Cultivation of trypanosomes and vital coloration of these organisms, 

 C. Franca {Bill. Soc. Bortiif/aisc Sci. Nat., 1 {1901), No. 1, pp. 5-11, figs. 3).— 

 Particular attention was given by the author to the typanosomes which occur 

 in frogs. It was found possible to stain these organisms while alive by means 

 of aniliu dyes, particularly pyronin. This method, however, was not successful 

 in the case of the trypanosomes of dourine, for these organisms would not take 

 the stain during life. 



The trypanolytic power of serum in cases of experimental nagana, A. 

 RoDET and G. Vallet {Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. [Part.s], l.'i5 {1901), No. 2-'u 

 pp. 1225-1221). — In a series of laboratory experiments it was found that in 

 animals which show no crisis during the development of nagana, the trypano- 

 lytic power of the serum gradually increased from the time of infection until 

 death. On the other hand, in animals in which a regular crisis occurs during 

 the course of the disease, the trypanolytic power of the serum develops to a 

 high extent at the time of the crisis. 



The preventive and curative power of human serum in cases of nagana, 

 O. (ioEDEL {Ann. Inst. Pasteur, 21 {1901), No. 11, pp. 882-910). — As had been 

 I)reviously shown by Laveran, Mesnil, and others, human serum in the exi>eri- 

 ments reported by the author exercised a ]ironounced preventive and curative 



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