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subject, “ according to which no more doubt can remain of identity 
of the so often appearing ‘Perlzucht ’ Tuberculosis of cattle , with 
the disease of the same name of man.” Goring further calls atten¬ 
tion to the immense economical interests which are thus placed in 
question, and remarks that at present the question of identity is 
still an open one. 
At a meeting of the Mtinchen Veterinary Association, held in 
that place April 22, 1876, it was decided that no trustworthy 
statistics then existed with reference to the extension of this dis¬ 
ease in Bavaria, and that such knowledge was highly desirable, as 
also all collateral information with reference to the same. A 
ministerial order dated December 16,1876, put this worthy object 
in motion, and the sum of the results thus obtained it is our inten¬ 
tion to give in the following. 
The number of cattle reported as complicated by tuberculosis 
in the kingdom of Bavaria for the year 1877 amounted to 4,976, 
which is 1.62 per cent, of every one thousand head of cattle in 
the kingdom. As to sex we find the disease was observed by 
869 males and 4,107 females. 
WITH REGARD TO SEX. 
Steers. Oxen. Cows. Young Cattle. Calves. 
146 652 3,905 248 25 
NUMBER OF TUBERCULOTIC DISEASED PER 1,000. 
By Steers. By Oxen. By Cows. By Young Cattle. By Calves. Total. 
5.84 1.39 2.50 ” 0.35 0.09 1.62 
The investigations with reference to the age of the deceased 
animals gave as follows : 
64 under 1 year, or. 1.31 per cent. 
528 from 1 to 3 years old, or. . . .10.81 “ 
1,846 “ 3 to 6 “ _37.80 “ 
2,445 over 6 years old, or.50.07 “ 
According to seat, whether serosae or lungs, or both, were 
affected we find the following: 
o 
Lungs and serosae.2,000 cases = 41 per cent. 
Lungs alone.1,599 “ =33 “ 
Serosae Jalone.^844 “ = 17 “ 
Other organs. 342 “ =8 “ 
