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been (lono tliroiifih the cooperation of llie liureau of Auliual Industry of this 

 Department with State authorities is rejianled as very eneouragiug. 



Studies on Malta fever among Algerian goats in 1907, E. SEBGEN*r, V. 

 (Jii.ioT. and (J. Lkmaiuk (Ann. Inst. I'astcur, 22 (HfOH), So. 3, pp. 209-216, 

 figs. 2). — During the season of 1907 the milk of 009 Algerian goats was care- 

 fully examined. In 2(t of these animals the milk agglutinated Micrococcus 

 mcUtcnsis. although the micro-organism was not found in the milk except in 

 2 of the 20 cases. Malta fever, therefore, ai)pears to prevail among Algerian 

 goats to the extent of 4.2 per cent as compared with 30 to 50 per cent among 

 the goats of Malta. 



Immunization of swine against hog cholera, J. AV. Connaway (Missouri 

 Sta. (Urc. Inform. 2!K pp. 22. figs. 8; Ann. Rpt. Mo. lid. Agr., j^O (1007), pp. 

 97-110. figs. S). — This is an address delivered at the first auTiual meeting of the 

 Missouri Swine Growers' and Breeders' Association. A general account of the 

 disease is followed by a report of experiments on methods of iunnunizing swine, 

 that have been conducted in cooperation with the Bureau of Animal Industry of 

 this Department. 



Pigs injected simultaneously with 20 to 30 cc. of serum and I to 2 cc. of viru- 

 lent hog-cholera blood were found to be largely immune when expose<l to the 

 natural disease or fed upon viscera obtained from bogs that bad died from a 

 natural infei'tion of cholera. Servmi obtained from animals that following 

 recovery from the disease had been fed upon Infected viscera was found to have 

 some power to prote<'t against the disease, but its i)otency was not as great as 

 the serum obtained from animals hyperinununized l)y the injection of a large 

 amount of infectious blood. " Our observations show that the serum is not 

 effective when inoculated into an animal which is showing symptoms of the 

 disease, but it shows a very high protective value in preventing the development 

 of the disease. ... In practical wM)rk in tlie field we hardly think that it is 

 ne«-essary, where animals are already exposed to the disease, to resort to the 

 inoculation of the virulent l)lood." 



Hogs that liave been shown at State fairs should be placed In temporary quar- 

 antine for several weeks before returning them to the general lierd. The liberal 

 use of quicklime for disinfecting the grounds and the dipping of the hogs that 

 have been exposed in any of the carbolic dips in general use are recommended as 

 means for preventing the spread of the disease. 



Boma horse disease, Ltkbknkr (lirrlin. Ticrarztl. Wchnschr., 190s. Xo. It, 

 pp. 197-202). — The literature relating to this disease is brietiy reviewed and 

 nf»tes are given on the jirevalence of the disease in various localities. As a rule 

 treatment is without any avail. Slightly beneticial results have been obtained 

 by the author from the administration of calomel an<l the apiilication of ice 

 packs to the n(K"k. No benefit is derived from blood letting. The disease may be 

 Iw'st contn)lled by careful destruction of carcasses and disinfection of stalls and 

 all iiif«'<te<l material. 



The introduction of glanders with English horses. R. Banc { Madnctlslr. 

 Itgrlagcr, 19 tl9l)S), \ o. //. pi,. ',.{!)- ',.n ) .—Muoui: 29 English luu'ses of good 

 form and apiiarently in normal health the author found upon their arrival in 

 Denmark that 7 were affected with glanders and 4 of them soon showed 

 clinical symptoms. The animals had already been i)assed as healthy by an 

 lns|ie<-tor. .\ttention is called to tlH> lUH-essity of exercising more care in the 

 inspection of horses imported from otiier countries. 



A preliminary report on some diseases of chickens, II. .7. Mii.ks (Louisiana 

 Sttis. itul. los, pp. .ill. pis. .}).— Knteroliepatilis of chickens previously reported 

 from the New Kngland. Middle, and Western States has l.wn found by the 

 author In s-everul widely separated localities in Louisiana. Although thus far 



