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Case 28. July 10. A S. C. R. I. Red Pullet, 4 Months Old 
Clinical Study. —Brought to hospital at 9 a.m. with a temperature of 
109° F. By 4 p. m. the temperature had increased to 110.5° F., with a respi¬ 
ration of 24. The bird appeared stupid and depressed. The second morning 
showed a temperature of 109° F. and a respiration of 34. By 4 p. m. of the 
second day the temperature had fallen to 108° F. The temperature on the 
third morning had increased to 109° F., and was 110° F. by 4 p. m. The bird 
was revaccinated. From this time on the temperature fell to normal and 
the bird threw off the disease. 
Case 29. July 10. S. C. R. I. Red Pullet, 4 Months Old 
Clinical Study. —Isolated from flock at 9 a.m. with a temperature of 
109° F. The bird was depressed. By 4 p. m. the temperature had risen to 
110.5° F. The second morning the temperature had fallen to 109.5° F., but 
the bird’s physical condition became worse, and it died during the day. 
Gross Anatomy. —The heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys showed the 
usual anatomical features typical of the disease. 
Cultures of the heart blood and liver proved positive for E. sanguinaria. 
Case 30. July 10. A. S. C. R. I. Red Pullet, 4 Months Old 
Clinical Study. —Bird taken to poultry hospital at 9 a.m. with a tem¬ 
perature of 110° F. Was revaccinated, the first vaccination having been 
administered on the 4th. By 4 p. m. the temperature had increased to 
111° F. The morning of the second day showed a temperature of 110° F., 
and the afternoon 108° F. This temperature was held during the morning 
of the third day, but rose to 109.8° F. by afternoon. The temperature from 
this time on fell steadily to normal, and the bird recovered. 
Case 31. July 10. A Buff Orpington Cockerel, 5 Months Old 
Clinical Study. —Isolated from the flock at 1 p.m. with a temperature of 
108° F. and a respiration of 24. This bird was apparently in the first stages 
of the disease. The bird was revaccinated. The temperature on the second 
morning was 108.5° F., and increased to 109° F. by afternoon. The morning 
of the third day showed a temperature of 110.5° F., but it was reduced to 
109° F. by afternoon. From this time on, improvement was rapid, and the 
bird made recovery. 
Case 32. July 10. A Buff Orpington Pullet, 4 Months Old 
Clinical Study. —Brought to the hospital with a temperature of 110° F. 
and a respiration of 36. The bird died during the night. 
Gross Anatomy. —The liver is enlarged and congested; the kidneys con¬ 
gested and in a state of cloudy swelling; the heart is congested and presents 
a parboiled appearance. 
Cultures taken from the heart blood and liver proved positive for E. san¬ 
guinaria. 
Case 33. July 10, 1924. A Buff Orpington Pullet, 4 Months Old 
Clinical Study. —Brought to hospital at 1 p.m. with a temperature of 
110° F., and a respiration of 32. The second morning showed a temperature 
of 110° F., but by 4 p. m. the temperature had risen to 111° F. The tempera- 
