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Cattle quarantine law in Nebraska, G. W. Hervey (Twentieth Cent. Fanner, 

 1908, Xo. 376, pp. 6, 7). — Cattle mauge has persisted in western Nebraska for 

 more than 15 years and ranchmen have, for some time, made regular dippings 

 of stock for curative and preventive purposes. The present cattle quarantine 

 law of Nebraska is considered defective, for though it appears to be quite rigid 

 there is no adequate provision for enforcing its various features. For this 

 reason, Federal aid is believed to be required in the control of cattle mange. 



Construction of cattle dips, P. Cowley (Agr. Gaz. X. 8. Wales, 18 (1907), 

 No. 9, pp. 756-761, pi. 1). — Detailed directions are given for the construction of 

 dipping vats of brick and concrete. Cement draining yards and settling tanks 

 are also included in the specifications. 



Bovine bilharziosis in France, G. Marotel {Bnl. Soc. Cent. Med. Vet., 85 

 (1908), No. -i, pp. 119-122, figs. 2). — The occurrence of Schistosomuni hontfordi 

 is reported in cattle in France. A detailed description is given of the anatomy 

 of this worm. 



Schistosomuni bovis and the alterations produced by it, G. Bertolini 

 (Clin. Vet. [Milan], .S'c.:^. 8ci.. 31 (1908), No. 1, pp. 1-6J,, pis. 3).—Sehistosomum 

 bovi.^ in the cattle examined by the author occurs in about 9 per cent of cases. 

 The adult parasites are found in largest numbers in the portal circulation, 

 especially in the ramifications of this system in the liver. The location of the 

 parasites, however, varies greatly in different cases. Eggs are laid chiefly in 

 the small intestines but also to some extent in the large intestines. In the small 

 intestines the effect of parasitism include catarrhal enteritis and the forma- 

 tion of nodules under the mucous membrane. 



Sheep scab, E. L. Moore (Soittli Dakota Sta. Bui. 107, pp. 355-382, figs. .}). — 

 This bulletin gives an account of the forms and symptoms of the disease, the 

 biology of the mites producing it, manner of transmission, remedies, and 

 Federal and State regulations to prevent the spread of scabies in sheep. 



The use of communal funds in organizing a system of vaccination against 

 swine erysipelas, Bartels (Dent. Tierdrztl. Wchnschr., 16 (1908), No. 7, pp. 

 93, 9-'t). — The authors bad occasion to test the feasibility of using district com- 

 munal funds for defraying the expense of vaccination for swine erysipelas. It 

 is recommended that where this plan is adopted, vaccination should not be 

 carried out in communities in which swine erysipelas rarely occurs but only in 

 the permanently infected localities. 



Hog cholera, Carre, E. Leclainche, and H. Vallee {Rei\ Gen. Med. V6t,, 11 

 {1908), No. 125, pp. 2Jfl-2-'i6). — A study of hog cholera in France has convinced 

 the authors that the disease in that country as in the United States, England, 

 and Germany is due to a filterable virus and not to the hog-cholera bacillus. 



The possibility of utilizing the horse for the production of an immune 

 serum against hog cholera, W. Koops (Berlin. Tierdrztl. WehnseJir., 1908, 

 No. 7, p. 117). — Difficulties were experienced in obtaining- an immune serum 

 against hog cholera from hogs and resort was therefore had to the horse for 

 this purpose. It was soon found, however, that the resistance of the horse could 

 not be raised sufficiently high for the reason that these animals soon showed a 

 supersensitiveness to hog serum. In order to avoid this trouble a method of 

 precipitation was devised by means of which the red blood corpuscles and pro- 

 tein are exti-acted from the blood before using the material for the hyperim- 

 munization of horses. Further experiments will l)e required before it is known 

 how effective a serum can be obtained from horses thus treated. 



The horse; its treatment in health and disease, J. W. Axe (London [1907], 

 vol. 9, pp. X+J,13-610, pis. 12, figs. 7/7). —In this volume the author continues 

 the discussion of warranty of soundness of condition of horses at the time of 



