1190 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



one-half of them coming from the tuberculous animals. The calves obtained from 

 the tuberculous cows were not allowed to suck their mothers nor to drink tubercu- 

 lous milk until after it had been pasteurized at a temperature of 185° F. The record 

 of the tuberculous part of the herd is given in a tabular form and notes are also 

 presented on autopsies on diseased animals and an examination of the meat of 

 tuberculous animals killed for beef. 



A healthy herd from a tuberculous herd, F. H. Hall, H. A. Harding, G. A. 

 Smith, and V. A. Moore ( New York State Sta. Bui. 277, popular ed., pp. 8, fig. 1). — 

 A popular summary of Bulletin 277, noted on page 1189. 



Combating- tuberculosis in farm animals, A. Van Leeuwen ( Tijdschr. Veeart- 

 sen ijk. , 33 (1906 ) , No. 6, pp. 340-345 ) . — This is a controversial article in which the author 

 takes the position that a governmental requirement of notification of all cases of tuber- 

 culosis in domesticated animals would work great hardship. It is frequently impos- 

 sible for the owner to determine when an animal is affected with the disease, in fact 

 the most experienced veterinarians sometimes have to make use of all means of diag- 

 nosis in order to determine the matter. v 



Distribution of tuberculosis in suspected and nonsuspected herds in Wis- 

 consin, H. L. Russell and E. G. Hastings ( Wisconsin Sta. Bui. 133, pp. 15, figs. 3). — 

 On account of the insidious nature of tuberculosis and also on account of the fact that 

 the disease has been found very prevalent in certain dairy herds the present bulletin 

 has been prepared for the purpose of furnishing a concise description of the tuber- 

 culin test and further data regarding the results obtained from this test and its 

 reliability. 



Brief summaries are presented of some of the previous work done by this station 

 on tuberculosis, and recommendations are made regarding the disinfection of stables. 

 For this purpose the authors recommend a whitewash made of fresh unslaked lime, 

 and also saturated solution of copperas. 



Are tubercle bacilli coughed up by cattle affected with pulmonary tuber- 

 culosis? J. A. Klauners (Tijdschr. Veeartsenijk., 33 (1906), Xo. 6, pp. 351-353).— 

 From statistics regarding the organs affected in cases of bovine tuberculosis it appears 

 that the lungs were diseased in 40,306 cases among a total of 46,092. On the basis of 

 these facts and the further fact of the frequent infection of the lymphatic glands of the 

 throat and pharynx, the author justifies the conclusion that tuberculosis in cattle is 

 very frequently contracted by inhalation and that, therefore, the tubercle bacilli 

 which cause such infection probably come from other cows affected with the pul- 

 monary form of the disease. 



Serum vaccination against anthrax, G. Gazzaniga (Clin. Vet. [Milan'], 29 

 (1906), No. 8, pp. 203-205). — Brief notes are given on vaccination for the purpose of 

 preventing anthrax by the method which requires the use of two vaccines. This 

 method has given satisfactory results in the author's hands. 



Blackleg-, W. H. Dalrymple (Louisiana Stas. Bui. 85, pp. 7, fig. 1). — Inquiries are 

 frequently received at the station regarding the nature of blackleg and suitable treat- 

 ment for this disease. It is suggested that probably many young scrub cattle of 

 little value die of blackleg from year to year without any investigation of the cause 

 of the disease. This fact may account for the persistence of the disease in certain 

 localities. Notes are given on the cause, symptoms, treatment, and preventive vac- 

 cination for blackleg. 



Vaccination against blackleg, K. R. Kuipers (Tijdschr. Veeartsenijk., 33 (1906), 

 No. 6, pp. 345-351).— Various methods were tried in vaccinating calves against black- 

 leg. The author used vaccine thread, dried vaccine, and material in solution. The 

 ?t results were obtained from the last-named method. Brief notes are given on 

 the pathological anatomy of blackleg based on a number of autopsies. 



3 fever with methods for its prevention, J. R. Mohler ( U. 8. Dept. Agr., 

 .. Indus. Bui. 78, pp. 48, pi. 1, figs. 3).— The author presents a valuable 



