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Durinu; the years llHtl and HtOl*, l,()r>o cattle were tested and 13.9 per cent were 

 found to be tulierculous. The tests show the gn-at prevalence of tuberculosis among 

 pure-bred herds in (jreat Britain, but the cattle on the islands of Guernsey and. 

 Jersey were found to be ])ractically free from tuberculosis. 



Mammary tuberculosis in cattle, A. Conte {Rev. Gen. Med. Vtt., 1 {1903), No. 

 10, j)p. d5S-566). — Statistics are presented showing the prevalence of mammary tuber- 

 culosis in cattle with special reference to the ratio which this form of the disease 

 bears to general infection from tuberculosis. Notes are also given on the legal regu- 

 lations which prevail in various countries regarding the sanitary control of milk from 

 tuberculous cows. 



Mammary tiiberculosis in a mare, C. Parascandolo and Y. de Meis {Arch. 

 Wiss. II. I'niLf. Thierh., ,?.9 {190S), Xo. 1-2, pp. 198-208).— The author presents a de- 

 tailed description of a ca.se of mammary tuberculosis in a mare, with notes on the 

 symptoms, course, and history of the disease. From pus obtained from the diseased 

 tissue tubercle bacilli were isolated of sufficient virulence to cause the death of guinea 

 pigs within a period of 2 weeks. The tubercle bacilli were found in small numbers 

 inside of the tubercles in immediate connection with the giant cells. 



Foot-and-mouth disease, D. E. Salmox {U. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau vf Animal 

 IiiduMrij ]i))t. 1902, 2>p. 391-410, jjU. 13, map 1). — This is a general account of the 

 recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in New England, with notes on the meas- 

 ures undertaken by the Bureau of Animal Industry and the affected States for its 

 repression. Quarantine regulations were made prohibiting the shipment of cattle 

 and sheep, other ruminants, or swine from one affected State to another, or out of 

 any affected State into other States or foreign countries. 



The measures for eradication adopted by the Bureau of Animal Industry were 

 stringent, and involved the destruction of infected animals and disposal of the car- 

 casses by deep burying or burning. Notes are given on the occurrence of the disease 

 in Europe and the measures adopted in various countries for its control. In order to 

 avoid imposing too great hardships upon cattle owners indemnities were paitl for the 

 animals which were destroyed. 



Serum therapy for foot-and-mouth disease, E. Nocard {Rev. Gen. Med. Vet., 1 

 {1903), Xo. 7, pp. 309-375). — A general account is given of the various methods which 

 have been used in combating this disease. It has been found that a serum can be 

 produced which will confer an immediate beneficial effect upon treated animals, but 

 the immunity produced by this treatment is only of short duration. 



Ne-w systems of treatment for parturient paresis, E. Leclaixche {Rev. Gen. 

 Med. IV/., 1 (1903), Xo. 2, jip. 0.5-71). — A general review of the results obtained from 

 the application of Schmidt's metliod and also from the use of the hot water, air, and 

 oxygen methods in the treatment of parturient paresis. All of these methods bring 

 about the same condition in the udder, viz, a dilatation of the sinus and the large 

 milk chiefs. The possibility of an undue diminution of jiressure within the udder is 

 thus avoided. In addition to infusions of iodid of potash or water, or the injection 

 of air or oxygen, the author recommends in cases of cardiac weakness intrarectal 

 injections of .salt water in the proportion of 9 : 1,000 parts. 



The etiology of so-called parturient blackleg, S. Carl {Arch. Wlss. u. Rralt. 

 Tkierh., 29 {1903), Xo. 3-4, pp. 22.5-285).— The author undertook a comparative 

 study of cases of true l)lackleg and so-called ])arturient blackleg. The latter disease 

 was studied with special regard to the symj)toms and the pathological anatomy. 

 Parturient blackleg is ob.«erved quite frequently in thedraiul Duchy of P.ailen in 

 regions where true blackleg is also apt to be prevalent. 



As a rule the disease appears within from 2 to 5 days after calving, or in some 

 cases not until a lapse of 2 to 3 weeks. The course of the disease is from 1 to ."> days 

 and fatal results are observed in almost ail cases. A bloody exudation is found in 

 the thoracic cavity and also in the paricanlial cavity. The symptoms and patho- 



