XI, B, 6 Boynton: Rinderpest in Svnne t221 



recorded. This exposure was continued for four days in stall 



No. 1. 



History of bull 3925 during the exposure: 

 September 30 : Third day of temperature. 

 October 1-3: D., N, E. 



October 3: Died of rinderpest, presenting typical lesions of that 

 disease upon autopsy. 



October 3, pig 215 developed a rise in temperature, registering, 

 in the afternoon, 40.2° C. ; this was three days after the initial 

 exposure to bull 3925. 



October 4, it presented an afternoon temperature of 40.9° C, 

 which was the highest temperature registered during the course 

 of the disease. 



October 6-12, D., N. E. 



October 13-16, D. 



This animal gradually recovered from rinderpest, but did not 

 become thrifty, and was killed December 4, 1915. 



EXPERIMENT 5 



Pig 213. — Klnown history prior to experiment: This animal 

 was a native pig, 7 months old, purchased in Manila and kept 

 in quarantine twenty-eight days before it was used. At no time 

 during this period did it hav^e a high temperature or show any 

 symptoms of sickness. 



August 17, 1915, pig 213 was exposed to bull 3928, first day 

 of temperature, in stall No. 1. 



History of bull 3928 during the exposure : 



August 17: First day of temperature, p. ra., 39.9° C. 



August 18: Temperature, a. m., 39.6° C; p. m., 40.8° C. 



August 23: N. E. 



August 24-29: D., N. E. 



August 80-31 : E. L. 



This animal gradually recovered. 



August 25, pig 213 presented a rise in temperature, register- 

 ing, in the afternoon, 39.9° C. ; this was eight days after the 

 initial exposure to bull 3928. 



This animal showed a rather high temperature until September 

 10, when its temperature subsided to normal and recovery was 

 prompt. At no time during this period did the animal present 

 any severe symptoms, such as diarrhoea or inappetence. The 

 disease ran a mild course throughout, which is occasionally 

 observed in cattle and carabaos. 



EXPERIMENT 6 



Pig 220. — Known history prior to experiment: This animal 

 was a native pig, 7 months old, purchased in Manila and kept 



