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ment vaccination was commenced. Increasing doses 

 were given at intervals of seven days; in all ten 

 doses were given. The intra-uterine douches were 

 continued once a week. By the time the tenth dose 

 of vaccine was given the Fallopian tube had appar- 

 ently returned to normal, and the intra-uterine con- 

 tents was normal. Three weeks later the cow was 

 put to bull and proved in calf. 



2. A hunter mare had a difficult foaling, followed 

 by a slight metritis. This, however, became chronic, 

 and an endometritis persisted. That season the mare 

 did not prove in foal. I examined her in August and 

 found the uterus subinvoluted ; there was a slight 

 discharge from the os. Dilatation of the os revealed 

 cervicitis and endometritis. 



Medicinal treatment as in No. 1 was employed, 

 but as the uterine discharge persisted at the end of a 

 fortnight's treatment the discharge was examined ; 

 streptococci and bacilli of the colon type were found. 

 A vaccine was made from the streptococci present. 

 In all eight injections were given at intervals of 

 seven days, the uterine douches being also continued. 

 After the eighth injection of vaccine the discharge 

 from the uterus had ceased. A swab of uterine 

 secretion was examined and found sterile. From 

 that date treatment was discontinued. Next season 

 the mare was sent to stud and bred a healthy foal. 



In several other cases of affections of the generative 

 organs I have used vaccines with much success, and 

 consider them a valuable adjunct to medicinal treat- 



