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 47. 



1. 17th July, 1868. 



3. 300. 



4. Showed symptoms of disease at the rale of li per cent. 



5. About foui-teen days. 



12. About 1 per cent, of deaths after inoculation, which were caused tliroup;h excessive 

 swelling in the tail and hind quarters. The tail is generally taken off, and tar used to 

 keep away flies. 



13. I believe that inocidation immediately stopped the disease, as there were no tresh cases 



of pleuro-pneumouia afterwards. . . 



14. I have seen a mixed lot of inoculated and uninoculated cattle runmng in a paddock 



together ; the uninocidated took the disease, whilst the others remained unaffected. To 

 prove that inoculation effectually stops pleuro-pneumonia, I know of a herd which had 

 been inoculated, and to distinguish them from any cattle which might afterwards be 

 put on the run, they wore ear-marked. Some time afterwards fresh store cattle were put 

 on, which took the disease, as well as young cattle which had been bred on the run 

 since the date of the first inoculation. The old cattle which had been inoculated four 

 years before were in no way affected by the disease, notwithstanding they were runmng 

 with those which were infected with pleuro-pneumonia. 



During the last four or five years I have inoculated between five and six thousand head 

 of cattle, and in every instance I have found that inoculation has stopped the progress 

 of the disease, and by enforcing compulsory inoculation, I think to a great extent the 

 country would be rid of pleuro-pneumonia, for lots of store cattle travelling from the 

 north every year bring the disease into this district, which compels us to inoculate all 

 young cattle that have not previously been done. 



I have seen a herd of cattle wliich had been left uninoculated for four or five months 

 after taking the disease, and the number of deaths was from 30 to 40 per cent. ; the 

 remainder were inoculated, and there were no fresh symptoms of pleiu-o-pneumonia 

 in the herd. 



15. I consider that owners of cattle should be compelled to inoculate as soon as the disease 



shows itself, whether they have been inoculated before or not ; but I do not think 

 cattle once hioculated would be likely to be infected. 



48. 



1. Don't know ; four years ago. 



3. 2,500. Travelling. 



4. 10 per cent. 



5. More than a month, to the knowledge of the owners. 



12. Sundry deaths occurred from swelling ; some swellings having gone as far as the 



kidneys. 



13. Can't say. i i.i «. 



14. I never saw any cattle that were properly inoculated have the disease afterwards ; that 



is to say — cattle that were not diseased, when inoculated. 



49. 



1. I cannot give the exact date, but it was I think in October, 1864. 



3. 2,500 head. 



4. I commenced inoculating as soon as I saw symptoms of disease ; but cannot give you 



any information as to the percentage diseased. 



5. As soon as the disease was observed, operations were commenced. 



12. As we inoculated the cattle we turned them out vipon the run, and perhaps woidd not 



see them for months afterwards, so I had no opportimity of informing you upon this 

 question. 



13. As near as I can calcidatc, I lost about 7 per cent, after inocidation ; but cannot mtorm 



you whether the deaths were caused by the inocidation, or by them having the disease 

 prior to the inoculation. 



14. All cattle that were free from diseases at the time of inocidation, never afterwards 



caught it, although running with diseased cattle. 



15. I think an Act woidd be very necessary for compulsion in infected districts. 



50. 



1. May, and up tUl end of June. 



3. 2,300. 



4. Disease first showed in April ; deaths tdl fii'st inoculation out of above uumber, about 



250 head ; about 600 showed symptoms of disease. 



5. Inoculated without loss of time as soon as could be mustered, say about three weeks. 



12. Out of 2,200 head, about four died from excessive sweUing. Copious bleeding, and 

 lancing tlie tad, applying a strong plaster of tar ; in a few cases the tads were amputated. 



13. Very satisfactory j the disease was at once stopped, and has not shown since. 



