Outbreaks of ANAPLASMOSIS ran the usual mild course seen in Queensland. The wet season favoured extension of the regions affected by cattle tick, and buffalo fly (shown in maps). Field trials showed that spraying with chlordane (0.25%), toxaphene (0.5%) or dieldrin (0.5%) provided satisfactory...

The year as a whole was favourable to, stock farming and the local demand for all livestock produce remained, high.
Fifty-eight outbreaks of ANTHRAX were reported in the settled areas. There was no change in the position in the native reserves. 181 outbreaks of BLACKLEG were notified; the increased ...

A development in connexion with departmental reorganization was the establishment of an Agricultural Research Administration in which the Bureau of Animal Industry was grouped with other bureaux having related interests [see V. B. 13. 344, abst. 2307], Active support of the nation's wartime...

ALABAMA, 1940.-A brief account is given of studies on the occurrence, epidemiology, and inter-host relationships of nematode parasites of fowls.
ARIZONA, 1940-41.-There are notes on the following: - stomach worms in young cattle, bacillary HAEMOGLOBINURIA in cattle, warble-fly larvae in range...

GENERAL.-The year's activities were carried out under the direction of JOHN R. MOHLER, Chief of the Bureau, who retired on July 31st, 1943
Research work was directed mainly to problems connected with the national war effort, viz, nutritional problems, substitute feeds, dehydration of meats, and...

ARIZONA, 1941-42.-Bunyea's stained antigen was found equal to the slow tube method for the diagnosis of turkey PARATYPHOID. Attempts to find the cause of INFECTIOUS KERATITIS of cattle failed. A single treatment of range cattle with derris in soapy water was ineffective in control of WARBLE FLIES....

The normal activities of the bureau continued to function satisfactorily; the U.S.A. remained free from major epizootics throughout the year. There were 4, 428 regular civil service employees and of these 2, 081 were in the professional and scientific service, 93% being veterinarians. Expenditure...

ARIZONA, 1942-43.-A 75% reduction in WARBLE FLY INFESTATION in cattle was achieved by the application by power spray of a mixture of 10 lb. derris root (5% rotenone) with 100 lb. fine sulphur in 1, 000 gal. water. Lice were also successfully eliminated.
COLORADO, 1942-43.-LISTERIASIS was diagnosed...