720 EXPERIMENT STATION KECURD. 



bac'toiiolysis. It is l)elii'vcd tliat the appearance of leucoeytes is merely a symptom 

 wliieli indicates the existence of a pronounced disintegration of cells or bacteria. 



Annual report of the State Board of Live Stock Commissioners of Ohio, 

 r. FisiiKK and \V. W. MiLLiiu [('(jltonhaf!, ().: SUite lid. Luc ,Slock Cotiiri^., 1902, pp. 

 29). — Notes are given on the prevalence of glanders, hog cholera, swine plague, tuber- 

 culosis, infectious keratitis, blackleg, anthrax, actinomycosis, and sheep scab. Copies 

 are presented of various State laws and rules covering animal diseases and shipment 

 of live stock. 



Report of the chief inspector of stock for the year 1902, T. A. Tabart 

 {T(t.'<iiiaiii<i: (loci. J'riidcr, 1903, pp. 1-S). — Brief notes are given on sheep scab, dip- 

 l)ing methods, (juarantine, wool sales, anthrax and its treatment, and septic pleuro- 

 jiiK'unionia in calves. 



Report of the g-overnment veterinarian, J. D. Stewart {New South Wales, 

 Dept. Mines and Agr., Stock and Brands Branch Rpt. 1902, pp. 25). — Notes are pre- 

 sented on the inspection work during the year 1902 and on the prevalence of animal 

 diseases. It was found during the progress of this work that the chief diseases of 

 horses were ophthalmia, influenza, glanders, and troubles from infestation with 

 botflies. In cattle the most important diseases were anthrax, actinomycosis, tuber- 

 culosis, Texas fever, and pleuro-pneumonia. Notes are also given on anthrax, scab, 

 and flukeworms in sheep, and on the work of the veterinary department in the 

 destruction of noxious animals. 



Report of the chief inspector of stock and brands for the year 1902, 

 P. K. Gordon {Queensland Agr. Jour., 13 {1903), No. 5, pp. 4S3-4S7).— Notes are 

 given on Texas fever and other diseases of animals which prevailed during the year, 

 together with notes on the work of destroying injurious marsupials and other 

 animals. 



Notes from practice, R. Schmidt {Berlin. Tierurztl. WcJinschr., 1903, No. 19, pj). 

 302-304). — The author presents detailed notes on results obtained in the use of vari- 

 ous Vasogen preparations in the treatment of different diseases. A combination of 

 iodin and Vasogen was used successfully in the treatment of actinomycosis. In 6 

 cases this combination was more effective than a mixture of iodoform and Vasogen. 

 The remedy was applied externally upon the actinomycotic wounds after they had 

 been opened by surgical interference. Notes are also given on the use of this and 

 other related remedies in the treatment of various diseases. 



Animal and human tuberculosis, A. Cipollina {Berlin. Klin. Wchnschr., 40 

 {1903), No. 8, pp. 163, 164). — The author carried on an experiment in feeding apes 

 with tuberculous cows' milk. A culture of tubercle bacilli was obtained and 2 cc. 

 of this material was nuxed with 100 cc. of milk as a feed for apes used in the experi- 

 ment. The feeding experiment was carried on for 1 month. After a period of li 

 months an ape showed symptoms of infection and died at the end of 3 months. 



An autopsy showed the presence of serous peritonitis with numerous tubercles on 

 the omentum. The mesenteric glands were enlarged and caseous and many other 

 abdominal structures were involved. No lesions were found m the walls of the ali- 

 mentary tract. The author concludes from these experiments that apes may be 

 infected with tuberculosis through the walls of the alimentary tract without the pro- 

 duction of primary lesions in that structure. 



The identity of bovine and human tuberculosis, Troje {Deut. Med. Wchnschr., 

 29 {1903), No. 11, pp. 190-192). — The author describes a number of cases of tuber- 

 culosis in man acfjuired by infection with bovine tubercle bacilli through accidental 

 wounds. Notes are also given on cases of ingestion tuberculosis in man, with evi- 

 dence of bovine origin of such cases. During the examination of these cases by way 

 of comparison with other cases of human origin, the author found it was impossible 

 to distinguish between the lesions formed in the human skin and lymphatic glands 

 after infection with bovine tubercle bacilli and the lesions of ordinary lupus. It is 



