Canadian Journal of COMPARATIVE AND VETERINARY SCIENCE APRIL Published Monthly at GARDENVALE, QUE. by NATIONAL BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS, LIMITED EDITORIAL BOARD T. W. M. CAMERON,. T.D.; M.A.; B.Sc. (Vet. Sc.); Ph.D.; D.Sc.; M.R.C.V.S. Director, Institute of Paravitology, Macdonald College, Que. Chas. A. MITCHELL, V.S. B.V.Sc.; D.V.M. Pathologist, Animal Diseases Research Institute, Hull, Que. R. A. McINTOSH, M.D.V.; B.V.Sc. Professor, Diseases of Animals, Obstetrics, Therapeutics, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Ontario. G. T. LABELLE, D.M.V. Inspecteur Vetirinaire senior, Montreal, P. Q. Subscriptions $2.00 per year to qualified , libraries, and scientific institutions. Volume 7 Number 4

CONTENTS

IDr. A. F. Cameroii, V. 0. G., Retires ...... 97 Dr. E. A. WVatson Retires ...... 98 Obituary-Dr. G. C. Lawrelnce ...... 99 Eiizootic Bovine Haematuria ...... 101 Veterinary Problems from Feeding Coniditions ...... 108 Chastek Paralysis on Alberta Fox Ranbch ...... 112 Implied Warranty of Fitness-Legal Decisioni ...... 114 Current Veteriniary Literature ...... 118 Western Ontario Veterinary Associafioli ...... 123 Book Reviews ...... 124

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American Journal of Veterinary Research, July, 1942 COTTRAL, G. E.-Vinylite-Resini-Corr-osion PORTER, D. A.-Incidence of Gastroinztes- Preparations in the study of the Avian tinal nematodes of Cattle in the Soitth- Leucosis Complex. p. 227. eastern United States. p. 304. Cottral describes the technique for Porter's survey was based on 84 cattle. making the casts, giving two mo.difi- (9 refs.) cations. (27 refs.) HADWEN, S.-Reindeer Compared with COSTIGAN, S. M.-Possible Irritating Domestic Animals in Relation to Fat- Effects from Dusting Baby Chicks and tening, Sex and Increase. p. 308. Growing and Adult Fowls with Hypo- LOTZE, J. C. & YIENGST, M. J.-Studies on chlorite powders. p. 235. the Nature of Anaplasma. p. 312 (14 STOVER, D. E.-Respiratory-Nervous Dis- refs.) order in Eight-months old Pullets. p 239. October, 1942 (6 refs.) ERRINGTON, B. J., HODGKISS, W. S., & SHAHAN, M. S. & DAVIS, C. L.-The Diag- JAYNE, E. P.-Ascorbic Acid in Certain nosis of Actinomycosis and Actinoba- Body Fluids of Horses. p. 242. cillosis. p. 321. The authors examined blood plasma, eye Shahan and Davis base their discussion fluids, spinal fluids and semen. (13 refs.) on 78 cases (25 refs.) POLLARD, M. & HALL, W. J.-Interspecies ZIPKIN, I., ANDERSON, A. K., & THORPE, Transmnission of Avian Leucosis in W. T. S.-A study of the administra- Embryos. p. 247. tion of Sulfanilamide to the Nornmal Pollard and Hall used ducks, turkeys, Dairy Cow. p. 329. guinae-fowl, pheasant and quail. (21 refs). The authors describe the concentration STEARNS, T. W. & McNUTT, S. H.-Spor- of total conjugated, and free sulphanil- adic Bovine Encephalomyelitis: Filtra- amide in the blood and milk and the tion of the Causal Agent. p. 253. cellular constituents of the blood in four POSELL, J. J.-Intestinal Cultures for De- cows." (16 refs.) tecting Salmonellosis in Young Turkeys. LEE, C. D.-Studies on the Production of p. 257. (2 refs.) Specific Antibodies against the Agent LANGHAM, R. F., INGLE, R. T., & HALL- of Fowl Leucosis. p. 336. (1 ref.) MAN, E. T.-Further studies on the THORP, W. T. S., SHIGLEY, J. F., & FAR- Histology of the Bovine Kidney. p. 260. RELL, M. A.-Studies on the Etiology The authors have determined the num- and of calf pneumonia. ber of renal corpuscles. (5 refs.) p. 342. BIESTER, H. E., SCHWARTE, L. H., & PAC- Thorp, Shigley and Farrell describe the KER, R. A.-Studies on Sheep, with the bacteriology, clinical, gross and micros- Demonstration of Pasteurella Localized copic pathology of this emndition in 28 in the Central Nervous System. p. 268. cases. (10 refs.) (1 ref.) WATSON, E. A. & PLUMMER, P. J. G.- J. Distemper Inclusion Bodies. p. 350. KAKAVAS, J. C., PALMER, C. C., HAY, Watson and Plummer describe the R., & BIDDLE, E. S.-Homogenized Sul- bodies in ferrets, foxes and mink. fanilaimide-in-Oil Intramammary In- EASLEY, G. T., MAYER, D. T., & BOGART, jections in Bovine Mastitis. p. 274. R.-Influence of diluters, rate of cool- This report deals with the chemother- ing and storage temperatures on sur- apeutic properties of sulfanilamide when vival of bull sperm. p. 358. (21 refs.) administered directly for the treatment SYKES, J. F., & MOORE, L. A.-The Nor- of streptococcic and staphylococcic masti- mal Cerebrospinal fluid Pressure anid a tis. (24 refs.) Method for Determination in Cattle. p. WISNICKY, W. & WIPF, L.-Significance 364. (8 refs.) of Inclusion Bodies of Distemper. p. MEYEROWITZ, B.-An Anomaly in Hog 285. Hearts: Defectus Interventricuilaris BRANDLY, C. A., NELSON, N. M., & COT- Septi. p. 368. (2 refs.) TRAL, G. E.-Serial passage of Lym- BANKOWSKI, R. A.-Studies of the Hemo- phom-atosis-Osteopetrosis in Chickens. globin content of chicken blood and p. 289. (4 refs.) Evaluation of Methods for Its Deter- EWING, H. E.-The Relation of Flies mination. p. 373. (57 refs.) (Musca domestica Linnaeus) to the VAWTER, L. R.-Recovery of Clostridium of Bovine Mastitis. p. 295. Sordellii from cattle and sheep. p. 382. 10 refs.) (12 refs.) KERNKAMP, H. C. H. & ROEPKE, M. H.- WHITLOCK, J. H.-Field Test of Various The in vitro neutralization of Hog- Anthelmintics Used for the Treatment Virus with Hog-Cholera An- of Haemonchosis. p. 386. tiserum. p. 300. (17 refs.) Whitlock recommends 107. copper sul- 1118] Canadian Journal of April, 1943 Comparative Medicine Current Veterinary Literature Vol. VII-No. 4I[1191J phate in chronic haemonchiasis and in ALLEN, R. W. & FARR, M. M.-Sulfagua- monthly prophylaxis, phenothiazine for nidine as a prophylactic during the acute haemonchiasis. (12 refs.) Period of Acquirement of Resistance by KAPLAN, M. M., RAIZIss, G. W., & MoET- Chickens to Cecal Coccidiosis. p. 50. SCH, J. C.-The Pathogenicity of Strep- KATES, K. C. & SHORB, D. A.-Identifica- tococcus Agalactiae for Mice and Treat- tion of Eggs of Nematodes Parasitic in ment with Sulfanilamide and a Deri- Domestic Sheep. p. 54. (6 refs.) va.tive. p. 392. (11 refs.) HAMMOND, D. M. & BARTLETT, D. E.- PORTER, D. A. & CAUTHEN, G. E.-Expe- Establishment of with Tri- riments on the Life History of the chomonas Foetus in Bulls by Experi- cattle Lungworm, Dictyocaulus vivipa- mental Exposure, p. 61. (7 refs.) rms. p. 395. BOUGHTON, D. C.-Sulfaguanidine Ther- Porter and Cauthen have confirmed the apy in Experimental Bovine 9occidiosis. direct life history of this parasite (12 p. 66. refs.) Boughton finds that it gives promise of DOUGHERTY, R. W.-Analyses of Gas and being useful against certain species. (8 Ingesta of Bloated Cattle. p. 401. (5 refs.) refs.) HOWELL, D. E., STILLES, G. W., & MOE, OLSEN, 0. W.-Pa-asites of Moose in L. H.-The Fowl Tick (Argas persi- Northern Minnesota. p. 403. (26 refs.) cus), a new Vector of Anaplasmosis. p. 73. (1 ref.) January 1943. CASIDA, L. E., MEYER, R. K., MCSHAN, W. KERNKAMP, H. C. H. & ROEPKE, M. H.- H., & WISNICKY, W.-Effects of Pi- Sul.faguanidine in the treatment of tuitary Gonadotropins on the Ovaries Ilnfectious Enteritis in Swine, p. 3. and the Induction of Superfecundity in The authors show that this drug has Cattle. p. 76, (17 refs.) considerable merit. (13 refs.) MCCULLOCH, E. C., FULLER, S. A., & Ko- JONES, T. C. & MAURER, F. D.-The Pa- GER, L. M.-The disinfection of Baby thology of Equine Influenza. p. 15 (5 Chick Shipping Boxes with Sodium Sil- refs.) icate Soluttions. p. 95. (11 refs.) GREGORY, D. W.-A Superior Medium for EMMINGER, A. C., & SCHALM, 0. W.- the Hemophilic Fowl Coryza Bacillius. The Effect of Brucella Abortus on the p. 32. (8 refs.) Bovine Udder and Its Section. p. 100. KONST, H. & WATSON, E. A.-Studies on The authors discuss the quality of the Johuie's Disease: Reactions to Johnin in milk and describe the histopatnoiogy ot Sensitized Guiinea Pigs. p. 34. (26 refs.) the udder. (21 refs.) SPENCER, G. R., & BEACH, B. A.-Effect LITTLE, P. A., & LYON, B. M.-Demonstra- of Injections of Novoxil on the Bovine tion of Serological Types within the Udder Infected with Mastitis Strepo- Nonhemolytic Pasteurella. p. 110 (5 cocci. p. 45. (11 refs.) refs). The Cornell , January, 1943 BLOONI, F.-A study o f the renal and MURPHY, J. M.-The general Effect of hepatic altered Nutclei and intranuclear Staphylococcal Infection on the bioche- Crystals in sponitanteous Diseases of the inical Composition of st-ict Foremilk. Dog. p. 1. p. 52. (10 refs.) Bloom has examined material from a GRENCI, C. M.-The Isolation of Erysi- series of 32 cases. (25 refs.) pelothrix rhusiopathiae and erperimental infection of turkeys. p. 56. (2 refs.) ZEISSIG, A.-The Resuilts of Retests of Tut- MRH,j .ADhNO,JJ-n berculin Reactors. p. 17. fection of the bovine udder with coli- Zeissig reports on a project to study form . p. 61. the significance of a small number of Murphy and Hanson report on 79 in- reactions in a herd and of no visible lesion stances of infection during a three year cases. study of a herd of 120 cows. (13 refs.) BARBER, C. W.-The effects of Environ- FORBES, R. M.-Ketosis in Rutminants. p. ment on the Incidence of avian-leukosis 27. Complex Lesions among resistant and Forbes investigated the effect of readily non-resistant chickens. p. 78. (5 refs.) available carbohydrates on ketone-body HAYDEN, C. E.-Biochemistry in the Dia- levels in blood and urine, diurnal variation gnosis of the Diseases of small Animals. of ketone-body excretion and fasting p. 85. ketosis. (52 refs.) Hayden discusses blood studies con- Canadian journal of April, 1943 [12l "'-Comparative1J Medicine Current Veterinary Literature Vol. VII-No. 4- cerned mainly with diabetes, nitrogen re- r-eport: a pox-like Disease in a Dairy tention in nephritis and uraemia, blood Herd. p. 104. constituents in nephritis, renal rickets, BRUNETT, E. L. & HOFSTAD, M. S.-Ery- eclampsia and gastro-intestinal disorders sipelas in Tzurkeys in New York State. in dogs. He gives a detailed table showing p. 105. the composition of dog blood. (20 refs.) BRITTON, J. W.-Primary Pericarditis in PARKER, L. L. AND PEPPE, V. J.-A case a Horse. p. 107.

Journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association, April 1943 WICKARD, C. R-Healthy Livestock are MERILLAT, L. A.-Publication Rules of the Essential for Maximum Food Pr odutc- A.V.M.A. p. 278. tion. p. 253. Merillat discusses standard nomen- clature in this instalment ANONYMOUS-Histowy of an Achievement: The Mastery of Hog Cholera. p. 255. DIMOCK, W. W.-Equine Abortion. p. 282. Dimock gives a general account of the HERRIOTT, H. W.-Pr-evention and Treat- disease. mnent of Infectious Calf Scours with 'Sulfasuxidine' Sufccinylsulfathiazole p. DAVIS, C. L. & NAYLOR, J. R.-Car-cinoma 261. (1 ref.) of the Stomach of a Dog. p. 286. WILCOX, W. A.-Bladder Displacement QUORTRUP, E. R., & SUDHEIMER, R. L.- Due to Pelvic Fracture. p. 289. Detection of Botulinus Toxin in the Wilcox' case was in a two-year old Cairn Blood Stream of Wild Ducks. p. 264. (2 terrier. refs.) WHITE, W. B., CLIFFORD, P. A., & CAL- MARTIN, F. E.-Supplemental Report on VERY, H. O.-The Lethal Dose of Lead the Treatment of St-eptococcic Mastitis for the Cow: The Elimination of In- with Tyrothricin. p. 267. (3 refs.) gested Lead through the Milk. p. 292. COOLEY, R. S.-Food, Drug and Cosmetic EMMEL, M. W.-Daubentonia Punicea Act from a Veterinary Standpoint, p. (Cav.) DC. Poisoning in Pigeons. p. 269. 294. L. T.-Identity MJLLER, R. C.-WVar time Problems of SHAHAN, M. S. & GILTNER, Feeding and Nutrition. of Viruses from Cases of Equine Ence- Miller considers the problems in general phalomyelitis Dur-ing 1942. p. 271. terms, including the best ways of in- Shahan and Giltner report studies on 7 creasing food animals and providing their strains isolated during 1942. (8 refs.) proteins and accessory food factors.

The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics, January, 1943 Vol. 53. No. 2. (Part 1 was published var. Duiblin from bovine faeces and in March, 1940). mnilk. p. 151. (5 refs.) MATTHEWS, H. T., & DOYLE, T. M.- LUSH, D.-The chick r-ed cell agglutina- Crystal violet against swine tion test with the viruses of Newcastle fever; a field trial. p. 121. Disease and fowl plague. p. 157. (2 Matthews and Doyle have tested the refs.) vaccine with success in a series of 36 BRAUDE, R., KON, S. K. & WHITE,, E. G.- pigs. (1 ref.) Yeast as a protein supplement for pigs PATTISON, I. H., & HOLMAN, H. H.-A and its relation to the appea-ance of gutide to the internal strutcture of the -ickets. p. 161. medulla oblongata of the sheep. p. 130. Braude, Kon and White describe three Pattison and Holman describe the po- experiments on 94 pigs with yeast as the sitions of the principal nuclei. (6 refs.) sole protein supplement. (23 refs.) FRANCIS, J.-Infection of laboratory ani- WS ORDEN, A. N.-The successful fattening mals with Mycobacterium johnei. of pigs on diets containing 29',/ of Francis describes infection in young Brewer's Yeast. p. 190. mice and hamsters: young rabbits and Worden used 20';1 dried brewers' yeast. guinea oigs were less susceptible. (20 (13 refs.) refs. ) CRAIG, J. F. & DAVIES, G. O.-Rickets in MASSEY, K. M.-Notes on Tetrathionate calves. p. 196. broth and MacConkey's agar media in Craig and Davies describe the disease the isolation of Salmonella enteritidis in a dairy herd in Cheshire. (7 refs.) Canadian Journal of April, 1943 Comparative Medicine Current Veterinary Literature Vol. VII-No. 4 [1211L~

The North American Veterinarian, April, 1943 BOTT, A. E.-Veterinary Preparedness in LEE, C. D.-An Outline for diagnosis of Illinois, p. 209. poultry diseases. p. 227. Lee's outline is concerned with the more ANONYMOUS.-Some factors affecting common poultry diseases arranged to urinary Constituents. assist in diagnosis and indexed for chic- The author discusses urea, including its kens, ducks, geese and turkeys. excretion, factors affecting clearance and LONG, J. B. & SHAW, J. N.-Chastek determination fo blood urea and bicar- paralysis produced in Oregon mink and bonate content, free CO, and pH of foxes by feeding fresh frozen smelt. p. Urine. (20 refs.) 234. (8 refs.) FARQUHARSON, J.-Surgical treatment of SCHNELLE, G. B.-The effects of time on third degree perineal lacerations. p. 220. bilateral, congenital subluxation of the Farquharson considers etiology, patho- cox,ofemoral articulation. p. 237. logy, symptoms, surgical considerations ,cnnelle's case was a four-year old dog. -and perineotherapy. (2 refs.)

Veterinary Medicine, February, 1943 BEACH, J. R.-Avian Pneumo-encephalitis. ALSTON, J. T. & STEPHENS, C.-Contract- p. 46. ed tendons in foals. p. 70. Beach gives a short summary only of KRULL, W. H.-Coprophagy in the wild his results with this new virus infecting rabbit, Sylvilagus nuttallii grangeri poultry. (Allen). (2 refs.) HARDY, E-Effects upon domestic ani- ANDERSON, F. A.-Repai- of rupture of mals of air raids in England. the tendon of Achilles. p. 72. Anderson describes several cases in Hardy, of Liverpool, England, gives a dogs. general account of this subject. GATES, C. W.-Attacking the Bovine mas- April, 1943 titis problem. p. 52. WATERS, F. C.-Inspection of Meats for the United States Army. p. 127. Gates describes his experience in ad- STEIN, C. D.-Studies and Observations ministering the Federal Import Milk Act the Laboratory Diagnosis of . of 1927, governing importation of milk p. 130. and cream from Canada to the United Stein discusses methods of submitting States. From this he recommends a gen- material for laboratory examination and eral plan. quotes some cases of unusual interest. (3 WILSON, F. M.-Enteric Diseases of Swine refs.) p. 59. ANONYMOUS. - Authoritative Statements Wilson discusses briefly, white scours, concerning Trichinosis. p. 140. necrotic enteritis, pig pellagra, haemor- CHRISTENSEN, J. F. & FOSTER, A. 0.- rhagic enteritis, coccidiosis and other Further Studies with Sulfaguanidine in minor conditions. the Control of Ovine Coccidiosis p. 144. EVELETH, D. F., EVELETH, M. W. & GIF- The authors report favourably on the FORD, R.-Preliminary studies on the use use of this drug in feeder lambs. (7 refs.) of phenothiazine in the control of lung EVELTH, D. F.-Histomoniasis in Broilers. worms in sheep and goat. p. 148. The lung worms concerned are Dictyo- BOWEN, L. E.-Clinical Observations on caulus filaria and the experiments des- Milk Fever. p. 154. cribed were intratracheal injections. (3 BURKERT, L. H.-Brachiocephalic Throm- refs.) bosis and Aortic Arteriosclerosis in a BENNER, J. W.-Some fundamentals of horse. p. 156. (5 refs.) animal disease control. SWENSON, M. J.-A Necropsy Absolves This article deals with general princi- the Veterinarian from Blame. p. 157. ples, including the systematic examina- NELSON, R. K.-Paint Poisoning in a Calf. tion of an animal to establish a diagnosis. p. 158. The Veterinary Record, February 13th, 1943 Part I.-BAKKER, Tj., Part II R. F. Bakker discusses the management and GORDON. Part III. TOM HARE AND A. B. feeding of "backyard" poultry, including ORR. The Problems of Backyard poultry analysis of 140 post-mortem results on and rabbits. 9. 81. birds from near . Gordon discussed Canadian Journal of April, 1943 I 1 Conparative Medicine Current Veterinary Literature Vol. VII-No. 4 diseases in poultry and in rabbits. Hare GRAHAME, T.-An ectopic kidney. p. 110 and Orr describe disease among poultry PECK, E. F.-The use of antimosan and rabbits of amateurs during war, against Trypanosoma evansi infection in analyzing 589 outbreaks in birds and 154 the one-humped camel. p. 110. in rabbits, since October, 1940. These BINGHAM, M. L.-Certain aspects of Tr- papers were followed by a general dis- chomonas . p. 111. cussion. Bingham discusses economic loss and LAUDER, 'J. S. J.-Picrotoxin as an anti- possible pathogenicity. (27 refs.) dote to nembiutal poisoning. p. 89. (2 refs) March 6th, 1943 TAYLOR, E. L.-The Interaction of Nuttri- February 20th, 1943 tion and Parasitism with Special Re- fe-ence to Parasitic Gastritis. p. 117. LOVELL, R.-The source of Corynebacte- Taylor gives a general account of the rium pyogenes infections, p. 100. events leading up to resistance and the their Lovell discusses the probable sources causation of disease in sheep and of infection of what is probably the most relationship to nutrition and husbandry. frequent source of infection in farm ani- HANCOCK, R. C. G.-Stilboestr ol in Dys- mals. 20 refs.) tokia. p. 119. Hancock's was a three-year old Scottie. DAVIES, J. J. & OTTAWAY, C. W.- A HANCOCK, R. C. G.-Stilboestrol in Dys- peculiar case of oesophageal obstruction tokia. p. 119. in the dog: congenital abnormality of Hancock used this drug in epilepsy of the aortic arch. p. 102. a Dachshund bitch HARE, T.-Patent interventricular septlum March 13th, 1943 of a dogs' heart. p. 103. THOMSON, A. & Ross, H. E.-A1 entero- GOULD, G. N.-The application of suilpho- toxaemia in goats. p. 127. namides in veterinary practice. p. 107. Thomson and Ross record an infection Gould gives a general account of the with Cl. welchii Type D, controlled by sulpha drugs and comments on their ap- "pulpy kidney" serum. (3 refs.) plication and dosage for horses, foals, JONES, E. R.-Chemical composition of the calves, pigs, dogs, cats and cattle. blood of Ankole and Zebu cattle in DAY, F. T.-Some aspects of diagnosis Uganda. p. 128. (27 refs.) 4 an2d treatment of sterility in cattle, p. RANSON, T. Y.-Intr a-peritoneal medica- 109. tion with sulphanilamide. p. 131. Day briefly discusses diagnosis and Ranson records three cases of metritis treatment of some of the more important in cows that had hydrops amnii success- cases. fully treated. HORTON-SMITH, C. & TAYLOR, E. L.-Sa- THRELKELD, T.-Ruptur-e of Bladder in turated solution of sulphamethazine as the Ox. p. 133. a substitute for drinking water in the Threlkeld, writing from Jamaica, re- treatment of caecal coccidiosis in chick- cords this case from a grade Holstein ens-a preliminary note. p. 109. (1 ref.) bull.

Veterinary Journal, November-December, 1942. KERR, W. R.-Trichomoniasis in the Bull. parations for shipping and the fittings of the ship, also the veterinary stores p. 209. of bad weather total an dealing carried. In spite The first part of article losses were 7. Just before disembarkation with clinical history, post mortem findings showed that 45% of and examination of sections from an a careful inspection artifically infected bull. This bull trans- the number were fat, 50% in good con- mitted coital infection to 2 of 4 heifers dition and 5% poor. and showed the presence of Trichomonas MORRIS, P. G. D.-Comparative Blood Pic- foetus in th e urethral tract, preputial ture of Army Mules and Horses. p. 224. sheath and in the epididymis 5 months Differences occurred between horses after infection. and mules in the percentage of polymor- WRIGHT, T. L.-The Acquisition of Mules nhonuclear leucocytes, metamylocytes and in South America and Their Trans- lymphocytes. Otherwise the blood pictures portation to India. II. p. 218. were similar. Conclusion of article quoted in February DOWGIALLO, JOSEPH.-Food and issue of the Journal. Describes the pre- Gas. II. Parts III and IV p. 231. Canadian Journal of April, 1943 Comparative Medicine Current Veterinary Literature Vo.VII-No.Vo. 4 L"1231 Deals with decontamination of food by McKAY, W. M.-Congenital Tubercutlosis mechanical, physical and chemical means. in Bovines. p. 47. Deals with 12 cases of congenital in- February, 1943. fection amongst clinical cases and 4 in slaughter houses. Two cases in foetuses KIRK, HAMILTON.-Chemother-apy. p. 35. were also encountered. The incidence of The first part of a continued article. congenital appears to be The author briefly discusses the early about 0.025 per cent of calves born and history of chemotherapy. The outlook for about 4 per cent of animal clinical cases. bacterial infections was gloomy until 1936 Animal Casualties when the first report on prontosil was BARTON, W. F.-Some published. The author discusses sulpha- by Enemy Action. p. 53. nilamide, sulphapyridine, sulphathiazole, Four cases due to injury from bombs. sulphadiazine, sulphaguanidine, pyridium, Three were in horses and one in a cow. yatren and uleron. The author disclaims One might mention a Suffolk gelding first hand knowledge of the last three but which was cut completely in half. The details of the others are of considerable head and forequarters looked as if nothing interest to all veterinarians. had happened to the carcass but no trace of hindquarters and hind part of the STABLEFORTH, A. W., HIGNETT, S. L., AND trunk could be found. ROACH, R. W.-Sulphanilamide in the Treatment of Group C and Gr-oup G HUDSON, RICHARD.-Torsion of the Uteruls. Str-eptococcus Infections: Moutse exper- p. 54. iments. p. 42. A case report on this subject. KLEIN, Louis, A.-Therapeutic Control of Oral treatment conferred a high degree Lactation. 56. of protection against these streptococci. p. The group C strains were Lancefield's Deals with methods of increasing milk group strain (K64) and strains from flow by the use of hormones such as an- cases of acute bovine mastitis and equine terior pituitary exetract. Results should endometritis. Group G strains were all not be expected when the cow is going from dogs. Attempts to render group B dry nor when production is at its maxi- strains sufficiently virulent for mouse mum level. Milk secretion can be inhibited experiments were unsuccessful. by oestrogens and also by testosterone. rP.ROFE$$IONALteERsONA Western Ontario Veterinary Association

A IEETJNG of the Western Ontario scarcity of molasses for cattle and Veterinary Association was held at suggested that some effort should be made the New Commercial Hotel, Woodstock, on to have more molasses released for this Wednesday, March 31, commencing at 2 purposes. p.m. The program was as follows: Dr. W. J. Stevenson, noted physician Dr. H. J. Davis, president of the Onta- and surgeon of London, who is now rio Veterinarv Association presented a retired, attended the meeting as a guest paper on "Artificial Refrigeration". Fol- and upon invitation entered into the dis- lowing this Dr. Pickering of London, cussion and gave some very valuable in- added a few interesting remarks. formation from the medical standpoint, of particularly in connection with Azoturia Dr. J. E. Johntson, past president as commonly found in the the Ontario Veterinary Association gave and Acetonemia a paper on "Azoturia in Horses". Dis- human practice. cussion was led by Dr. F. Schofield, Onta- One hundred and two sat down to the rio Veterinary College, Guelph. dinner which was held in the main dining- Dr. R. A. McIntosh, Ontario Veterinary room. Following the introduction of College, presented a paper on "Milk guests, Mr. McKenzie, Mayor of Wood- Fever and Acetonemia in Cattle". Follow- stock. welcomed all those present and said inz this paper Dr. J. E. Johnston of he hoped it would become an annual event. Waterloo brought up the matter of th4 Hon. M. F. Hepburn was the guest Duties of Owners of Animals Notice of disease to be given (1) Every owner of animals and every breeder of or dealer in animals, and every one bringing animals into Canada, shall, on perceiving the appearance of infectious or contagious disease among the animals owned by him or under his special care, give immediate notice to the Minister and to the nearest veterinary inspector of the Department of Agriculture of the facts discovered by him as aforesaid.

Notice to be given by veterinary surgeon (2) Any veterinary surgeon practising in Canada, shall immediately on ascertaining that an animal is labouring under an infectious or con- tagious disease, give similar notice to the Minister and to the nearest veterinary inspector. R.S., c. 75, s. 3.

Penalty for neglect Every owner of such diseased animals who neglects to comply with the provisions of the last preceding section shall forfeit his claim to compensation for any animals slaughtered in accordance with the provi- sions of this Act, and no such compensation shall be granted to him. R.S., c. 75, s. 4.

CONTRIBUTED BY OF ANIMALS DIVISION DOMINION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.