Blackleg disease, caused by Clostridium chauvoie, of cattle and sheep in Russia is prevented by a single vaccine. The vaccine is highly effective against C. chauvoie with an efficacy of upto six months. This vaccine is very efficient in all parts of Russia since stall period is 6-7 months. However, ...

Of three strains selected from a culture collection, maintained for many years in nutrient medium, only one (strain 2/14) was capable of infecting guinea pigs. In cattle and sheep it colonized lymph nodes and internal organs for 2-3 days, and disappeared 10-12 days after inoculation without causing ...

A live vaccine prepared from a selected strain of Clostridium chauvoei (strain 2/14) of low residual virulence was tried during 1979 on 749 cattle in Dagestan, during 1980 on 3368 cattle, and subsequently on 600 000 cattle in various parts of Dagestan. It proved to be safe and highly effective.

This book is concerned with the destruction of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, arthropods, helminths, and rodents. The author is Director of the All-Union Research Institute for Veterinary Sanitation in Moscow. The first 361 pages describe 42 chemical disinfectants, factors affecting the...

The following notifiable diseases were not observed during the year: -dourine, rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia and sheep pox. Other diseases notifiable in a part or whole of the German Reich are: -anthrax, blackleg, haemorr-hagic septicaemia, strangles, tuberculosis, swine...

This is a report for 1933 by the Director of the Office International des Epizootics, each disease being dealt with individually.
It is a most valuable record of the incidence of the important contagious diseases of animals in the countries of Europe for the year: the original must be consulted for ...