The livestock figures for 1962 are 337, 061 cattle, 1, 423, 614 sheep, 688, 292 goats, 92, 575 horses and 54, 630 donkeys. There were no major epidemics during the year. There was a single outbreak of ANTHRAX; 23, 636 animals were vaccinated. BLACK-LEO was fairly widespread, 22 outbreaks being...

This book is divided into three sections. The first, by R. S. Chebotarev, on the study of a parasitological situation in farm animals, describes large-scale examination of farm animals, and inspection of carcasses, environment, intermediate hosts and vectors. The second section, dealing with the...

An experimental herd remained free from Str. agalactiae mastitis for a further year following elimination of the organism by treatment with penicillin, closing of the herd and maintenance of good shed hygiene. After exposure to natural infection with BRUCELLOSIS no evidence of infection was found...

The Institute, established in 1890, officially celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in March, 1951.
In field vaccinations of 1, 229 indigenous cattle, 250 sheep and 92 goats, the Nakamura III lapinized strain of RINDERPEST viras evoked no marked rise in temperature and had no ill effect even in cows in...

The Nakamura 111 strain of lapinized RINDERPEST virus was being maintained and used. Immunity tests on cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats showed that it had conferred immunity up to a year. Of 61 strains of FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE virus isolated from outbreaks in India, 19 were type O, 16 were...

Abnormally dry conditions caused disappearance of the BUFFALO FLY (Siphona exigua[Haematobia irritans exigua]) from extensive regions. The farthest southern extension of the fly was to Maryborough on the coast and Dalby inland, but it has apparently disappeared from the region south of an east-west ...

Extensive studies were made on the occurrence of Str. agalactiae MASTITIS in dairy herds. The organism was recovered from utensils and the surroundings of the cattle in very few instances. It was recovered from 46% of the teats in a herd in which hygiene was poor, and from 3% and 17% of the teats...

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...