384: Inoculation for Pleuro- Pneumonia in Cattle. 



12. Is it your opinion that the malady is contagious, and if so, ^ hat 

 proofs have you ? 



13. How long a time has usually elapsed between exposure to infec- 

 tion and the appearance of the disease ? . 



14. Were the losses quickly replaced by new purchases? 



15. Did such newly purchased animals have free communication or 

 not with those that had been previously living with the diseased, and if 

 so, for what period of time ? 



16. Have these animals been the subjects of the disease? 



17. Is the malady on the increase or otherwise ? 



18. What are the symptoms, marking the commencement of the 

 attack, and are they easily recognised or not ? 



19. What are the symptoms that accompany the progress of the 

 disease, particularly those that indicate the greatest danger ? 



20. Have any animals recovered in whom diarrhoea has shown itself 

 in an advanced stage of the malady ? 



21. What number of cattle are kept by you ? and how many have 

 been attacked by the disease ? 



22. What number of these have died ? and what proportion has 

 been killed or otherwise disposed of? 



23. What were the usual post-mortem appearances ? 



24. Was effusion into the chest usually present ? 



25. In how many cases were both lungs diseased ? In how many 

 was the right lung alone affected ? And in how many the left alone ? 



26. In what state or condition has the disease left those animals 

 that have recovered from mild or severe attacks ? 



27. Has it seemed to have any effect in producing abortion ? 



28. Do you know of any instances in which an animal has become 

 a second time attacked with a mitigated form, or otherwise, of the 

 disease ? 



29. State the causes which you have found to be the chief obstacles 

 to the eradication of the malady, 



30. How long is' it since the first case occurred in your herd ? and 

 how long since the last case ? 



31. Has the disease steadily progressed, or have there been repeated 

 outbreaks after intervals of freedom from disease? 



32. Has prevention been attempted by change of diet, situation, 

 or management, by medical treatment, or any other means ? 



33. What results have followed the adoption of the preventives 

 employed ? 



34. Is the general character of the district in which you reside flat 

 or hilly, dry or damp, wooded or open ? 



