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intravenously with virulent ]:)1()0<1. The results obtained from this experiment were 

 highly -satisfaetory. It api)eare(l that the 3 sheep used in the experiment success- 

 fully withstood the inoculation with large doses of virulent blood, while 1 uf the 2 

 goats resisted inoculation and the other died. 



The org-anism of toxemic hemoglobinemia in cattle in Kuban, Russia, 

 E. D.iATSCHENKo {O'litlil. lliikt. d. Par., 1. Ahl., Ori<j., So {1004), ,Vo. 0, pp. 727-729). — 

 In studying cases of this disease the author found a spirillum which grew rapidlj^ 

 on agar at a temperature of 27 to 30° C. Inoculation experiments were made on 

 rabbits, white rate, and mice with negative results in every case. The author 

 believes, however, that the organism which he discovered may prove to be the cause 

 of the disease and proposes for it the name Spirillum tschichir. 



An epizootic outbreak of rinderpest and preventive vaccination in various 

 parts of Samarkand, L. Motzakski \Arrh. Vit. Xank, St. I'ller-shKn/, -i^ (1904), 

 Xo. 2, pp. 144-173, fig. 1). — An account is given (jf the serious outbreak of rinderpest 

 Avhich occurred in the Province of Samarkand in June, 1903. In combating this 

 outbreak the author carried on a number of experiments in the application of pre- 

 ventive vaccination. 



As a result of these experiments it was found that the development of the disease 

 in isolated localities could be quickly and decisively checked by the thorough appli- 

 cation of preventive vaccination to all of the cattle. The effect of vaccination on 

 healthy animals was not serious; the curative action of the vaccine gave little encour- 

 agement to the use of vaccination for this purpose. The immunity, however, as 

 produced in healthy animrds was effective and lasting. 



Notes on the different degrees of susceptibility to rinderpest exhibited 

 by the various pure and mixed breeds of bovines and buffaloes submitted 

 to serum test during- the years 1899-1903, A. Lixgard [Muktesar, India, 1903, 

 pp. 12). — During the author's extended investigations of this disease it was found 

 that the breed is a very important factor in determining the dose of serum necessary 

 for producing immunity. It was found that the half-bred hill and plains animals 

 require from 15 to 18 times the quantity of .serum which is necessary for producing 

 immunity in plains animals. The cattle and buffaloes from the high regions of the 

 Himalayas are far more susceptil)le to rinderpest than any of the animals found in 

 the plains regions. The same is true of goats and sheep from the Himalayas region. 

 Half-breil animals exhiV>it generally the relative insusceptibility of the plains cattle. 



The preparation of dry, anti-rinderpest serum, E. Dschunkowsky and J. 

 Kupzis {Centbl. Bald. u. Par., 1. AM., Orig., 36 {1904), No. 1, pp. 9 1-94) .—Ttnring 

 the experiments reported in this paper it was found possible to obtain a dry anti- 

 rinderpest serum in a readily transportable form by a desiccation of fluid serum in 

 thin layers upon glass plates after the addition of \ per cent sodium hydrate. The 

 quantity of dry serum averaged about 10 per cent as great as the fluid serum. The 

 dry serum was readily soluble in water and so far as experiments have been con- 

 ducted is as effective as the fluid serum. 



Infectious abortion among- cattle, J. W. Coxnaway {Mo. Bui. Missouri Stale 

 Bd. Agr., 3 {1904), No. 12, ptp. S). — The cause of this disease and the means of dis- 

 tribution are briefij' discussed by the author. Attention is called to the fact that 

 some breeders conceal the presence of outbreaks of the disease and thus contribute 

 to its more extensive distribution. The symptoms of the disease are described and 

 the usual preventive and curative measures are recommended. 



Contag-ious abortion in Montana, H. C. Gardixek ( Montana Sta. Bid. 49, pp. 

 167-17G). — From circular letters sent to various parts of the State it was found that 

 this disease prevails to an unusual extent among dairy cows of the State. Notes ara 

 given on tliesynq)t(jms of the disease and the methods of transnussion and treatment. 

 The author recommends the thorough use of disinfectants in controlling the disease. 



