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13. As to the result of inoculation I cannot answer, as my cattle were turned out on the 

 run again after they were iiuiculated ; and they kept on dying for two j'cars after 

 they were inoculated ; and I have seen two or three witliin the last two years witli 

 the disease. 



14. I think cattle at any time may be liahle to the disease called idcuro-pneumoniii 

 although properly iuticulated, as I have seen them with the disease after being 

 pr.iperly inoculated ; but I think inoculation -nill stay tlic disease for a time, but it will 

 not prevent it from coming again in tlie same cattle ; but if in case any cattle that have 

 been properly inoculated should get the disease again, I do not think so many of them 

 would die as if they were not inoculated. I have seen cattle that have been 

 inoculated with the disease after inoculation and noticed them, and a great number of 

 them got well again ; but as to what cflect the disease has on cattle which have been 

 properly inoculated, when exposed afterwards to those that are infected, I canntjt tell, 

 as all the runs in the district about my run have been diseased ; but when I have seen 

 any of my cattle with the disease, that have not been inoculated, I have bled them, 

 and eight out of ten get round again if bled when the disease is just taken. 



15. I think it woidd be useless to pass an Act to make owners of stock inoculate them 

 when they are infected with the disease called plcuro-pneumonia, as I believe if cattle 

 that have got the disease were inoculated at the time it would kill every one you did ; 

 so I do not consider that an Act should be passed obliging owners of cattle to inoculate 

 them. 



190. 



1. Between February, 18G7, and August, 1867. 



3. About 7,000. 



4. Disease was in the herd, and the percentage of those showing symptoms varied in 

 different parts of the run. 



5. Inoculation was commenced about six weeks after the disease appeared, and in some 

 parts of the run it had been at least four months. 



12. In most cases, where the swelhng got into the body fi-om tlio tail, the animal died, and 

 this was seldom the case except in very hot weather. The loss was not more than 1 

 or 2 per cent. Cutting off the tails, and setons, were used as means of cm-e, but with 

 so little effect that we ceased to try them. 



13. In several instances the disease ceased almost entirely after inoculation at that part 

 of the run, in others it seemed to have little effect in stopping it, and generally it was 

 most efficacious, where only a few had died or were sick at the time of inoculation ; 

 but there were other causes, such as varietj' of virus, care in operating, &c., which may 

 have had effect also. In two instances some pure bred cattle, in paddocks, were 

 inocidated before disease appeared amongst them, and never had disease ; they were 

 carefully operated upon ; while some others in an adjoining paddock, left pui-posely 

 as a test, soon showed disease, and several died, some after inoculation. In two 

 instances, amongst my neighbours, inoculation before the disease had appeared in the 

 herd seems to have saved them, or all that had been operated upon, as in one instance 

 a portion only were thus saved. On the other hand I inoculated a working buUock 

 after disease had advanced so far as to cause him to cough if moved out of a walk ; 

 he was quite well and at work again in about tlu-ee weeks, and had lost the extreme 

 tip of his tail from the virus. 



15. I do not think that any advantage is to be gained by such an Act sufficient to com- 

 pensate the expense of working it. All the cattle on a run, especially in broken 

 countrj', cannot be got in at or near the same time, consequently enough will always 

 remain unoperated upon to propagate the disease. The self-interest of proprietors 

 will induce them to practice inoculation, if it can be shown to be useful. The loss in 

 this district has been found by numbers in almost every herd to be from one-third to 

 one-half of the whole. 



191. 



1. March, 1864. 



3. About 800. 



4. Disease raging. To best of recollection, 10 per cent, or upwards. 



5. Several months. 



12. Several deaths thus occurred. Some were got in and the putrid gatherings opened 

 with a knife, which had a good effect. About 5 per cent. died. No doubt many 

 deaths might have been prevented if all that required the knife had been fomid in 

 time. 



13. I do not think the result was satisfactory. I would not like to inoculate my herd 



miless I could turn the cattle operated upon into fenced portion of the run, so as to 

 take in time those which required attention. I should also deem it essential that 

 some one duly qualified should supply the virus in a proper state. I would not trust 

 to my own judgment in obtaining it. 



