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REPORTS OF CASES. 
The body was placed right side uppermost, and on opening 
the peritoneal cavity many gallons of faecal-stained fluid gushed 
forth. The great omentum appeared black and necrotic, with 
food contents between it and the abdominal wall. A large mass 
of dry food contents appeared outside the omentum on the ab¬ 
dominal floor and tracing these there was seen the abomasum 
still enormously distended, with its lower face stretched to burst¬ 
ing and three ruptures, one much the largest. The omasum and 
reticulum were also packed to distension, and dry, the contents 
of the rumen being dry, but not very great in volume. There 
were only two eightpenny nails and a small piece of wire in the 
reticulum and no injury to its wall. The intestines had been 
shielded to a very great extent from faecal contents by the great 
omentum, but showed patches of inflammation and a gelatinous 
exudate into the rumen. The lungs looked normal, the pericar¬ 
dium, epicardium and endocardium showed suggillations, but no 
evidence of traumatism. The great omission that I made, and it 
is almost inexcusable, was in failing to 1 examine the pylorus, 
so as to ascertain whether there was a mechanical cause for the 
condition. The cow, however, is reported as having been very 
greedy, and I am inclined to> believe that she simply filled her¬ 
self up to the point of rupture. Diligent inquiry fails to show 
any possible history of external violence. 
The adhesions between the various stomachs, abdominal wall 
and omentum were extensive and firm, and it seems to me prob¬ 
able that the rupture must have occurred within a day or two 
after my first telephone call. 
AZOTURIA IN WORK OXEN. 
By W. M. Burson, D.V.S., Professor of Veterinary Science, State College 
of Agriculture, Athens, Ga. 
Recently I was called to investigate a mysterious disease of 
cattle in Jefferson County, Georgia. Some lumbermen had about 
thirty head of oxen in good condition which were used for haul¬ 
ing logs and lumber. On account of bad weather a short period 
of idleness occurred. All appeared to be well until after going 
to work, when two oxen went down with the ordinary symptoms 
of azoturia in the horse, and died in a few hours. Several others 
became lame and developed soreness of muscles of loins, hips, 
thighs and the extensor brachii. The muscles were hardened 
and surrounded by edematous material. In one case the animal 
