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TUBEKCULOSIS CONTEOL 
The following cattle were tested on Oaliu during the past month: 
Total. Passed. Condemned. 
Harry Oneha 1 1 0 
CONTAGIOUS EPITHELIOMA OR SOREHEAD 
During the month 20 head of turkeys were vaccinated at the Lunalilo 
Home for sorehead, a complete recovery being effected. Reports coming 
in from various sources, indicate considerable success from the use of 
this new vaccine. 
EQUINE BOTULISM OR FORAGE POISONING 
In response to a telephone call from Laie Plantation Company, an in- 
vestigation was made of a disease occurring among their work animals. 
A few weeks before three fatal cases had occurred among the horses 
in one of their stables, but not reported. The animals went off feed, 
became partially paralyzed and died in a short time. On the death of 
the fourth case follow^ing similar symptoms, this office was notified and 
a post-mortem made. Nothing very definite was observed on autopsy 
although a few lesions w^ere found which would seem to indicate hem- 
orrhagic septicemia. 
Three days later another animal became affected. Upon being noti- 
fied, I left for Laie at once and upon arrival found the following con- 
ditions: 
The subject was a large grey draft horse about eight years old and 
in good fle.sh, which was down and unable to rise, being in a more or 
less paralyzed condition in the hind quaiters. The history of the case 
as derived from the owners, was to the effect that the horse had been 
all right up to the day previous, when it was noticed that the feed was 
not cleaned up as usual. On the following morning the animal refused 
all feed and finally went down and w^as unable to rise. 
An examination of the animal disclosed a pulse rate of 70 and a tem- 
perature of 103.2 degrees. There were no symptoms of i>ain. Ineft'ectual 
attempts to get up had caused a number of abrasions of the skin about 
the head and legs. 
In the way of treatment, rectal injections of soap and water w^ere 
given and 1 gr. of arecolin hydrobromide w^as administered in order to 
effect as thorough a cleaning of the intestinal tract as possible. In- 
structions were given in regard to diet. 
This animal made a complete recovery. 
An examination of the feed revealed a mouldy condition of the bar- 
ley, which was also considerably contaminated with smut. To all ap- 
pearances, this particular shipment of barley was of poor grade and 
must be considered the source of the trouble. 
BOVINE HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA 
On August 22, I was called in consultation by Dr. W. T. Monsarrat 
and to make a post-morten examination on a cow which had died rather 
suddenly in one of the local dairies. A very complete autopsy was 
performed and a diagnosis of hemorrhagic septicemia made. The re- 
maining cattle in this herd, 37 in all, were vaccinated, which checked 
the progress of the disease in the dairy herd entirely. A few days later 
a mule at the same dairy suddenly died and a diagnosis of hemorrhagic 
septicemia made upon autopsy. The remaining mule was given 100 mil. 
of bovine serum. No further deaths have occurred. 
