190;».] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 31. 



191 



Record of Tuberculin Test of No. 4 {Black Jersey), May 3 and 4. 



Tuberculin tests were made by senior students of veterinary class. 



Record of No. 5 {Fawn Jersey). 

 February 24, weight 600 pounds (estimated) . 



On February 25, during' early part of forenoon ate considerable hay 

 and i!:i-ain. At nig-ht all food and water refused. Purgation violent; 

 feces liquid and contained liberal quantities of blood and mucus; blood 

 clots abundant. 



On February 26, early morning, marked shivering of body muscles; 

 unsteady on feet, more especially hind feet; breathing deep, labored 

 and stertorous. During the morning marked symptoms of paraplegia 

 appeared, Avhich became so aggravated that animal at times had great 

 difficulty in maintaining standing position. Toward evening all of the 

 above symptoms were more marked, and those of intestinal pain became 

 prominent, such as stepping about uneasily, looking at the flanks, 

 switching of the tail, moaning, etc. Throughout the night of the 26th 

 and the early morning hours of the 27th the symptoms of intestinal 

 irritation, pain and paral^^sis became more pronounced. Purgation 

 continued to the time of death. There was but a small amount of urine 

 passed. Death occurred at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 27th. 



Autopsy six hours after death. No lesions of external parts except 

 on withers, where there were found two or three surface abrasions. 

 Animal six or seven years old, body somewhat emaciated, estimated 

 weight 550 to 575 pounds. On removal of skin only a moderate amount 

 of fat found ; muscles poorly nourished and dark in color. All surface 

 veins distended with dark, slightly clotted blood. Muscle and subcuta- 

 neous tissues corresponding in location to surface lesions on withers, 

 dark in color and infiltrated with blood and .serum. Submaxillary lym- 

 phatic gland on right side the size of a large orange. On section, 



