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carbolic acid and 5 per cent solutionis of the coal-tar derivatives were sufficient to 

 destroy the anthrax bacillus but not the spores, when the skins were dipped in these 

 solutions for a period of 15 minutes. 



According to the observations of the author, sporulation does not tahe place under 

 ordinary conditions within a jieriod of 2 hours after removal from the animal. It is 

 recommended therefore that the skins of animals affected or suspected of being 

 affected with anthrax be dipped in an antiseptic solution immediately after being 

 removed. This treatment will destroy all of the bacilli present and will thus 

 effectively prevent the formation of spores. 



Anthrax regulations {Jour. Agr. and lad. South Australia, 7 {1903), No. 2, pp. 

 85-S7). — A copy is given of regulations concerning the importation of stock, feed, 

 bones, bone dust, and other material, and the quarantine regulations regarding dis- 

 infection of suspected or infected material for the purpose of preventing the intro- 

 duction and spread of anthrax. 



Garotilh.a, E. Maechoux and A. Salimbexi {Ann. Inst. Pasteur, 17 {1903), No. 8, 

 pp. 564-oGS) . — A fatal disease known under this name has long prevailed among 

 cattle m Brazil. The disease is most destructive in herds of cattle which have been 

 shipped from various parts of the country and are held temporarily in yards or pas- 

 ture grounds near abattoirs. The disease was investigated by the authors, with the 

 result that the anthrax bacillus was found in all cases. It was therefore concluded 

 that this is nothing more nor less than anthrax. Under the conditions whieh pre- 

 vail in Brazil it is believed that vultures play the most important rule in distributing 

 infection. 



Some puzzling cases in cattle, possibly epizootic cerebro-spinal meningitis, 

 J. X. Gould [Amer. Vet. Eer., 27 {1903), No. 6, pp. 512-514) ■ — A description of a 

 number of cases of disease which occurred in parts of Minnesota and Iowa. Cattle 

 were affected with a dullness, difficulty in locomotion, and later with cerebral dis- 

 turbances. A large percentage of cases terminated fatally. The author believes that 

 the trouble may have been due to the presence of ergot in the feed. Treatment with 

 belladonna and magnesium sulphate gave good results. 



Bursal enlargements upon the carpus of cattle and their treatment, 

 A. Zehl {Arch. TT7.w. ». PraJd. Tkierh., ^0 {1903), No. 5, pp. 443-475, pi. l,fi</. 1).— 

 The literature of this subject is critically discussed in connection with a bililiography 

 of 81 titles. The author secured a large amount of material and investigated the 

 growth and microscopical anatomy of the affected parts. Notes are given on the 

 symptoms, differential diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of this disease. The best 

 results were obtained from the application of thorough drainage to the bursal 

 enlargement and irrigation with antiseptic solutions. 



The formation of callosities, chronic catarrh, and traumatic constriction 

 of the teats of the bovine udder, E. Kuhx {Arch. Wlss. u. Prakt. Thierh., 29 

 {1903), No. 6, pp. 626-645, figs. 8). — Detailed notes are given on the gross and micro- 

 scopic anatomy, situation, and cause of callosities in the teats of cows. The symp- 

 toms and treatment of chronic catarrh of these structures is also discussed, together 

 with notes on constriction of the lumen as the result of various injuries. 



White scour in calves {Norsk Vet. Tidsskr., 15 {1903), No. 3, pp. 92-97). — Xotes 

 on the symptoms, etiology, and treatment of this disease. Antiseptic applications 

 to the navel are recommended for controlling the disease. For this purpose a 2 per 

 cent solution of lysol (jr a mixture of iodin and potassium iodid may be used. 



Splenic leukemia in a calf five weeks old, D. A. de Joxg {Arch. Path. Anat. 

 ».. PlujHiol. [ Vircliotr']^ 17S {1903), No. 3, pp. 511-519). — Xotes are given on the symp- 

 toms and pathological anatomy of this disease, with special reference to a case recently 

 oVjserved by the author. In this case the carca.^s was rather fat, but showed a pro- 

 nounced degree of icterus in the muscle and connective tissue. The spleen was nuich 

 enlarged. 



