FORTY-FIRST BIEXNIAI. KI.I'OKT 37 



MAINTENANCE 



Project 37-M. This project insix-cls aiiil iiiaiiii.iins ihr iiisi.ill.iiinns ili.ii Iiiim- 

 been developed to pi-ovide cnvcr. wiiter jind fund for (piail. 



COORDINATION 



Project 29-C. It is the respmisiliilitv nf this project to selt-fi. pl;in. direct aii<l 

 supervise the other Pittinan-Huiicrtsoii projects and inai<e eertaiii iliat these jirojects 

 are productive of results. 



DISEASE LABORATORY 



Disease iiivestiiiatious have l)eeii lifcatlx' eiihaiici'd liy tlic additiim 

 of a special mobile laboratory. This laboratory, built (ni a ciir-toii |)aiii'l 

 truck, was designed to till the need for rapid diajruosis of wildlife diseases 

 in the field. The emphasis Avas ])lace(l dii iunl)ility and iiiaiiruvcrability 

 so that the site of a disease outbreak cotdd be reached quickly even in 

 areas that might be considered somewhat iiiaeee.ssible. Tin- laboratory 

 contains all the necessary facilities for complete diagnosis in the fields 

 of bacteriology and inirasitology, making it a completely self-sustained 

 unit. 



The mobile laboratory was first used at the south end of San l-'ran 

 Cisco Bay to diagnose an outbreak of avian cholera among waterfowl, 

 gulls and shorebirds. Several control measures were put into elTect. but 

 an estimated 4(),()0() waterfowl succumbed to this disease. 



An extensive project is now in piogress to determine the bloo(| pic- 

 ture of deer, including blood chemistry, in the expectatioii of finding 

 reliable factors that can be used as an indicator of the animal "s contlition. 

 It is anticipated that the results of this study will form a base that can be 

 used as an index of the state of nutrition of the deer as it relates to range 

 management, and will incidentally classify the anemias that may oc<-ur 

 in these animals. 



Perhaps the greatest progress in disease control has been made at 

 the state game farms. Pulloruni, a bacterial disease of the intestinal 

 tract of gallinaceous birds, has been eradicated tlirouirli a conti-ol ju-o- 

 gram. Other control methods have been used to eliminate avian tnhercu- 

 lo.sis in adult pheasants and chukar |)arti-id-je. Studies are also in jn-ogress 

 on controlling gapeworm infections and ulcei-ative ent.-rit is-ipiail disease. 



PUBLICATIONS BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU 

 OF GAME CONSERVATION 



Quarterly progress and final iv|>or1s are prepared on all \v..rk eon- 

 ducted by the Pittman-Robertson i-rojects. Summaries ol these reports 

 are published by the T^uited States D.-partim-nt of il,.. Interior !• isl, 



and Wildlife Service. ,,•,,, 



During the bieimium ..•tlier reports and articles were published l.y 



bureau personnel as follows : 



° ms"" a"^™;":! 1« low ..f n,„„e M.n,., n,..„» ...■ ..HI™.. r „,„.. 



manasement. Calif. Fish and Game. vol. :\\. ic. \. p. is.t-_t».. 

 1949 Deer-livestock fora^-e studies on the interstate «in««;r r ran«e n. Cali- 

 fornia. .Tourn. uf Kan^e .Management, vol. li, p. J(H. -1-. 



