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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, 



Killed liy bleeding February 18. — Post-mortem examination iraniediately after death. 



Skin : Piir})le blotch on tlie left flaulc over a globular caseous mass. Under the black, 

 nnctuous cutaneous exudation red flaques appear upon the eai', also a slightly bluisn 

 tinge upon the nose. 



Digestive orgavs : Mouth healthy. Guttural lymphatic ^9 ^anf?.? pigmented and enlarged. 

 Stomach moderately filled ; contents very acid ; considerable reddish and brownish 

 discoloration of the mucous membrane along the great curvature. 



Duodenum : Congested iii its mucous folds, with thickening of the mucous mem- 

 brane. 



Jejunum and Ilium : Have patches of congestion and contain eight ascaridea. Ca;cifm 

 and still more the colon have enlarged follicles. Rectum shows congestion and one 

 email ulcer. Caecum contains thirteen whipworms. 



Mesenteric lymphatic glands : Congested of a deep red or black and greatly enlarged. 

 Colic lymphatic glands perfectly black. Sublumbar and inguinal glands darkly pig- 

 mented. 



Liver : Has purple patches near the free border ; its cut surface is yellowish brown. 



Gall Madder : Full of orange-brown bile. Spleen almost normal. 



Kidneys : Right has purple spots on the surface, medullary, substance and papillae. 

 Cortical substance less pale than usual. 



Lungs : Have purple spots on their surface. Subdorsal and bronchial glands pig- 

 mented. 



Heart : Right side has a large loose clot and purple mottled endocardium. Left 

 ventricle holds a loose clot and many of its carunge column© are black throughout, 

 as if they were but clots of blood. 



EXPERIAfENT No. 7. 



Female pig. 



Female pig killed by bleeding February 18. — Post-mortem examination just after 



d(>:ith. 

 Skin: Ineffaceable red spots one- third of a line in diameter on the belly, teats, in- 



