86 KXl'KHIMKNI" SIAIION ItKCOHD. 



he iraiismitlod to liCiilthy cattle tbrout,'li tin- food and l>otli sjiecies may occur 

 siimiUaiH'Dusly in tlio same animal. The symi)toms of infestation are not par- 

 ticularly characteristic. In some cases, however, there is a chronic diarrhea 

 which does not yield to treatment with the ordinary remedies. In attempts to 

 treat animals for the parasites thymol, creosote, oil of turpentine, arsenic, and 

 areca nut wi're used. The results were not satisfactory for either species, but 

 were somewhat more encouraj^injj; in the case of A. vri/hiinji than with 8. hovis. 



Parturient paresis, Wa^nkk {Wchnschr. Ticrhcilk. u. Virlizuclit, 51 {1901), 

 So. .(/, piK Kiiiu. 1 0117). — In a series of OO cases of this disease, the author care- 

 fully tabulated clinical and physlolojiical data which niisht be considered of 

 lnt(n'est in the study of Its nature. 



The j,'reat majority of cases occurred in connection with the fourth or fifth 

 parturition and cases were comparatively rare after the age of 13 years. In 

 nearly all cases of the disease parturition was easy and occurred at the end of 

 the normal term. No lesions occurred during parturition. The nutritive condi- 

 tion was in all cases excellent. In 04 of the 69 cases the udder was well dis- 

 tended with milk. The largest ijercentage of cases occurred in cows which had 

 been dry for 2 to 3 mouths previous to parturition. 



Poisoning- of cattle with tansy, Wessel, Wilstek, and Bugge {BcrUn. 

 TkriirztL Wchnschr., 1907, Xo. ',9, I'P- S79-8SI, fig. 1). — Descriptive and clinical 

 notes are given on a number of cases of poisoning of cattle with tansy. In one 

 herd 43 per cent were affected and 25 per cent died. From post-mortem exam- 

 inations it was impossible to observe any constant pathological lesions which 

 were characteristic of the trouble. Notes ai-e given on a uumber of other cases 

 of this form of poisoning involving in all nearly 200 cattle. The symptoms as 

 a rule are restlessness, irregularity of movement, blindness, twitching of the 

 muscles, and dullness of the special senses. In some cases death resulted within 

 24 hours. Fairly satisfactory treatment was found in the use of tannin and 

 barium chlorid. 



Two undescribed diseases of sheep, T. H. Dale (Vet. Rec, 20 {1908), No. 

 1018, 1)1). -'{90-49.2). — The author has made observations on 2 new diseases of 

 sheep in the Transvaal. The diseases have not been given a characteristic 

 name. In both cases the mortality is very high and the course of the disease 

 short. In one the period of incubation is about 4 days. This disease appears 

 in flocks of sheep without regard to the degree of infestation by parasitic 

 worms. The second disease attacks sheep in excellent condition, causing rapid 

 prostration and death. The pericardium always contains a considerable quan- 

 tity of fluid stained with blood. This disease is frequently associated with 

 blue-tongue. 



The stomach worm of sheep and goats, It. W. Dixon {A(jr. Jour. Cape Good 

 Hope, 31 {1907), No. 6, pp. 6S7-GJ,2, figs. 11).— The life history of Strongylus 

 contorius is briefly outlined. In treating young lambs for infestation with this 

 worm good results were had from the use of copper sulphate in doses from 2 

 to 4 oz. of a solution containing 1 lb. of copper sulphate and 1 lb. of mustard 

 in 12 gal. of water. Mention is also made of the use of creosote and gasoline. 



Ulcerous stomatitis of goats, C Caueac {Jour. Med. Vet. et Zootech., 58 

 {1907), Nor., mi. (ioii-GGH). — Ulcerous stomatitis in goats as in other animals 

 may be due to a variety of causes and sometimes appears to be of an infectious 

 nature. A detailed account is given of a serious case occurring in a single 

 goat in a herd, the ulceration in this case being apparently due to some caustic 

 substance which the goat had taken with its food. 



Lesions produced in the small intestine of sw^ine by Echinorhynchus gigas, 

 Weinberg and Romanovitch (Ann. Inst. Pasteur, 21 {1907), No. 12, pp. 960- 

 968, pi, 1, figs, .'f), — By means of gross and microscopic examinations of the 



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