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Mycotic lymi)haiigitis is a chronic contagious disease, particularly of equines, 

 caused by 8accharo»iyces farciniinosis, which was first discovered in this 

 country in Pennsylvania in 1907. Its presence has now been definitely estab- 

 lished in Ohio, Iowa, California, and North Dakota. There is also a proba- 

 bility of its existence in Indiana and several western States. Treatment con- 

 sists at the outset of extirpation of the nodules, lymph vessels, and neighbor- 

 ing lymph glands, in case the lesions are localized. Isolation of the animal 

 and disinfection of the stable are necessary. 



Chronic bacterial dysentery is due to an acid-fast bacillus simulating the 

 tubercle bacillus. This disease has been reported in Pennyslvania, Minnesota, 

 and Virginia. The infected animal should be isolated and the feces therefrom 

 placed on cultivated soil where healthy cattle will not be exposed to the 

 bacillus. The administration of medicine has been fomid unsatisfactory. 

 Nutritious dry feed should be fed the diseased animals. 



Beport of the cattle bureau, A. Peters {Agr. of Mass., 1907, pp. 193-263).— 

 During the year under report there was an increase in the number of out- 

 breaks of rabies and glanders. There were also several outbreaks of symptom- 

 atic anthrax or blackleg in young cattle and cases of actinomycosis in cows, 

 verminous bronchitis in sheep, and calf dysentery. An account is given of these 

 diseases and of the work with bovine tuberculosis. 



Report of State veterinarian, D. F. Luckey {Ann. Rpt. Mo. Bd. Agr,, .'/O 

 (1907), pp. J/l-oo). — The author reports that 25 shipments of sheep affected 

 with scabies were made from the State during the year. Cattle ticks were 

 found on stock in 5 counties. Of glanders 117 cases are recorded. The loss 

 from hog cholera in Missouri for the past 5 years is estimated as at least 

 $8,000,000. Of 702 head Of cattle tested with tuberculin 4.5 per cent were found 

 to be affected with tuberculosis. 



Veterinary notes, T. W. Cave (Jour. Southeast. Agr. Col. Wye, 1907, No. 16, 

 pp. 361-313). — A report is given of experiments made in an attempt to. im- 

 munize sheep against the disease commonly known as " struck " by the use of 

 vaccines prepai'ed for the protection of cattle against black quarter. It is the 

 author's opinion that the bacilli producing these diseases are closely allied if 

 not absolutely identical. 



Investigations into the causes of outbreaks of disease among cattle and 

 sheep have shown that Strongylus ostertagi and S. eervicornis infested the 

 fourth stomach in enormous numbers and that they are responsible for the 

 emaciation and extreme debility which occurred. It is stated that this is the 

 first record of K. ostertagi having been found in Great Britain. Attention is 

 called to the fact that in gid or pothery of lambs, severe loss may be experi- 

 enced at the time of the invasion of the brain by the parasites and before the 

 well-known hydatids have developed. The importance of destroying the lieads 

 of all pothery lambs is emphasized. A case of anthrax in a cow which was 

 undergoing the tuberculin test is recorded. 



Annual report on the civil veterinary department, United Provinces, for 

 the year ending' March 31, 1907, H. :m. ^Maxwell (Ann. Rpt. Civ. Vet. Dept. 

 United Prov., 1907 pp. 17). — The work of the department is reported under the 

 headings of veterinary instruction, treatment of disease, breeding operations, 

 etc. According to reports received more deaths took place from contagious 

 diseases than during the previous year, namely 4,477, as compared with 3,624. 

 Brief accounts are given of the occurrence of glanders, dourine, surra, anthrax, 

 rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease, hemorrhagic septicemia, black quarter, and 

 other contagious diseases, and of preventive inoculation. 



Annual report of the Punjab veterinary college and civil veterinary 

 department, Punjab, for the year 1907-8. W. Renouf (Ann. Rpt. Piinjah 



