Examinations of Various Animals. " The routine blood examinations of the animals brought to the slaughter-houses was discontinued in 1916, owing to the reduction of the Stan' occasioned by the continuation of the war. No returns have therefore been made of the parasitic infections occurring in the...

This report in addition to routine examination of specimens collection of parasites and the manufacture of laboratory products deals with research work on rinderpest trypanosomiasis theileriasis " turning sickness " tuberculosis ancylostomiasis of dogs and contagious pleuro-pneumonia of goats.
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" Eradication of rinderpest and contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia, and the local control of every other disease, whenever this is economically desirable ", summarizes disease control policy.
RINDERPEST.-Outbreaks were dealt with by methods which varied somewhat in detail, but were all based on the ...

The report is divided into two sections dealing with (1) laboratory work at Onderstepoort, and (2) field work. During the year a very heavy call was made on the field staff in connexion with the outbreaks of foot and mouth disease, first in the Barberton district and later in Northern Natal. These...