VETERINARY MKDK'INK. 1 ] s\) 



Mention should also be made of the following papers: The Clinical Examination 

 of the Blood of the I>o<_ r . by S. II. Burnetl and J.Traum; Cultivation of Trypanosoma 

 equiperdum, by J. R. Mohler; Twenty-seven dears' Experience in Veterinary Prac- 

 tice, by .1. V. Newton; Accidents ami Sequelae of Surgical < »| ■»■.• :l t i< .n-, bj I.. A. 

 Merillat; [ndications for Neurectomies of the Pelvic Limb of the Horse, bj R. C. 

 Moore; The Profession and the Advancement of Science, by l>. A. Elughes; Stable 

 Ventilation, by M. II. Reynolds; I'll,- Status of Therapeutics, by I'. A. Fish; A 

 Review and Criticism of the Kighth Decennial Revision of the Pharmacopoeia of the 

 United States, by I'.. I.. Quitman; Hydrothoras in the Horse, by <■. I'.. Jones; and 

 A New Treatment for Gastro-Intestinal Catarrh of Milk-Fed Calves, by I.. A. Klein. 



Annual report of the State board of live stock commissioners of Ohio, 

 P. Fischeb (.1////. /,'/'/. //'/. I.n, Stock Comrs. "hi.,. pp. 71, figs. 14).— The 



diseases which have occurred in ( >hio to an extent u hich attracted tin- attention of 

 the ifve stock board during the pasl \ years included the tnosl important dia 

 horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, cats, and fowls. 



The work of the board of the live stock commissioners Has extended in many 

 directions, until at presenl it is considered that the services of additional veterina- 

 rians aii- needed. As usual in these reports maps are given showing the location of 

 anthrax, actinomycosis, foot-rot, glanders, hogcholera, swine plague, keratitis, nodu- 

 lar disease, rabies, mange in horses, tuberculosis, and Texas fever. In the case of 

 each one of these dis< ases a brief account is presented of the work of the State vet- 

 erinarian and his assistants in controlling the outbreaks. 



In an appendix to the report copies are given of laws relatingto live Btock and the 

 duties of the hoard of live stock commissioners of < >hio. 



Abstracts of work done in the laboratory of veterinary physiology and 

 pharmacology. Ill, P. A. Fish et ai.. | Tthaca: A'. )'. si,,/,' \',t, <;,/.. 1906, pp. 

 An account is presented of a case of urethral calculus in the dog (pp.3 8), arecolin 

 hydrobromate and its action upon dogs and cats (pp. 9-13 . the effects of Bulphurous 

 acid upon peptic and tryptic digestion I pp. 14-21 i, ergol a- an abortifacient pp. l'l' 

 29), the status of therapeutics | pp. :;n-:;4 |, the structure and function of the digestive 

 tract of the chicken | pp. 35-42 I, and the effect of sulphurous acid upon the urinary 

 constituents ( pp. 4.'!, 44) . 



In experiments with ergot in which cats were used, it was found that doses of this 

 drug would produce abortion within 24 hours. In some cases the young were killed, 

 while in others they seemed not to he affected. It is concluded, therefore, that ergt >t 

 exercises an abortifacient action of considerable power. Attention is called to the 

 present status of theraputics a- a profitable subject of study for veterinarians. New 

 drugs are constantly being put on the market, and from the great number thus offered 

 for use the veterinarian must select, as a result of experiment, those which really 

 give promise of good results. Some of the new remedies are superior to the old ones 



used for specific purposes, while others are do better or quite inferior. 



The Bang method of controlling tuberculosis with an illustration of its 



application, II. A. Harding, G. A. Smith, and Y. A. M lb New )'<>rk StaU Sta. 



Bvl. $77, />/>. 81-109). — A general account is presented of the nature of tuberculosis, 

 together with a description of the Bang method of controlling the disease and the 

 use of tuberculin. 



In December, 1900, one animal in the station herd was found to be tuberculous 

 and on this account the tuberculin test was given to the w hole herd. As a result of 

 the test a reaction was obtained with 8 COWS and 7 young cattle in a total of 28. 

 These animals were kept under observation, and in 1901 the Bang system was put in 

 operation for the purpose of determining its value under the conditions which pre- 

 vailed in the station herd. 



The method was applied to a total of 30 animals, 1.". of which were healthy and 17 

 tuberculous. During the 4 year.- of the test this hen) produced 23 heifer calves, 



