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of pox in the herd may be followed by the appearance 

 in some animals of small, hard lumps under the skin on 

 various parts of the body. These persist for some time, 

 but seem to do no harm. A vaccine for use in combating 

 goat pox is prepared by the Cutter Laboratories, 

 Berkeley, California. 



Ophthalmia. — A form of contagious inflammation 

 of the eyes occurs, though not frequently, in herds of 

 goats in which the eyes become covered with a thick, 

 white film, so that the animal is temporarily blinded. 

 Treatment: use yellow mercuric oxide (Mulford), an 

 ointment, applying a small amount to the surface of the 

 eye night and morning. 



Takosis. — This is a disease of goats that has ap- 

 peared in Angora herds, but not to our knowledge 

 among the milk goat herds of the United States. In the 

 Bureau of Animal Industry Bulletin 920, page 35, the 

 statement is made in regard to takosis, " The symptoms 

 are somewhat similar to those accompanying the para- 

 sitic invasion of diarrhoea and pneumonia." A full dis- 

 cussion of this disease is given in the B. A. I. Bull. 45, 

 " Takosis, a Contagious Disease of Goats." 



Malta Fever. — This disease has appeared in the 

 herds of " native " goats in Texas and New Mexico. It 

 does not seem to have appeared further north than 

 these states, nor in any herd of Swiss breeding. It is 



