342 TUBERCULOSIS 



While this statement is undoubtedly true, giant cells are seen in 

 some tubercular lesions in the hog. The author is indebted to Dr. 

 Enos L. Day for sections of a case of tuberculosis of the skin in a hog. 

 These sections show a number of giant cells; they are, however, not 

 very numerous. Giant cells are also occasionally found in other 

 tubercular lesions of swine. 



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Tuberculosis of the bronchial glands of a hog. 



Tuberculosis in Other Mammals. Tuberculosis in goats and sheep 

 is very rare. Tuberculosis in dogs and cats occurs not infrequently 

 when these animals are living with tubercular persons and when they 

 inhale pulverized sputum or ingest food contaminated with it. The 

 most common form of tuberculosis in dogs or cats is that of the lungs 

 or of the intestines. 



Tuberculosis in the horse is not very common, though the animal 

 is quite susceptible to artificial inoculation with pure cultures of 

 tubercle bacilli or with tubercular material; but it appears that the 



