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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors are grateful to Shri L. Sahai, Director, Indian Veterinary Research
Institute, Izatnagar-Mukteswar, for providing the necessary laboratory facilities
at the Institute and to Dr. Joan Taylor, Director, Salmonella Reference Laboratory,
Colindale Avenue, London, for type identification of some of the Salmonella cultures.
Their thanks are also due to Dr. R. L. Kaura, Director of Animal Husbandry, Uttar
Pradesh, Shri D. N. Khurody, Milk Commissioner, Bombay and Shri M. R. Marathe,
Chief Veterinary Officer, Government Milk Colony, Aarey, for their co-operation
and help in carrying out work at the farms under them.
The first author wishes to express his grateful thanks to the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research for the grant of Research Fellowship and sanctioning extra
funds for visiting farms in connection with the work.
APPENDIX I
A brief description of each case dealt with in this article
Salmonella dublin (45 cases)
Buff. 32, M, 3 weeks. Both lungs hyperaemic, acute gastroenteritis, omphalo and periomphalophlebitis.
Salmonella isolated from heart blood and intestinal contents.
Buff. 36, M, 4 weeks. Acute gastroenteritis, both lungs hyperaemic with consolidation of anterior lobes.
Salmonella isolated from heart blood and spleen.
Buff. 45, F, 2 weeks. Acute gastroenteritis, peritoneum and abdominal viscera congested, omphalo and
periomphalophlebitis. Salmonella isolated from heart blood and various organs.
Buff. 51, M, 1 week. Both lungs hyperaemic, gastroenteritis, peritoneum congested, omphalo and periom-
phalophlebitis. Salmonella isolated from heart blood, various organs and umbilical vein.
Buff. 52, M, 3 weeks. Apical lobe of left lung pneumonic, gastroenteritis, haemorrhages in peritoneum,
gall bladder distended with bile. Salmonella isolated from spleen and mesenteric lymph node.
Buff. 62, F, 2 weeks. Enteritis with blood stained contents, spleen hyperaemic and enlarged.
Salmo-
nella isolated from heart blood, spleen and intestinal contents.
Buff. 65, F, 4 weeks. Pneumonic patches in both lungs, acute gastroenteritis, haemorrhages in peri-
toneum, omphalo and periomphalophlebitis. Salmonella isolated from heart blood and various
organs.
Buff. 68, M, 2 weeks. Both lungs hyperaemic with haemorrhagic foci, acute gastroenteritis, spleen con-
gested and enlarged, omphalo and periomphalophlebitis. Salmonella isolated from heart blood,
umbilical vein and various organs.
Buff. 69, F, 2 weeks. Acute gastroenteritis, umbilical abscess and omphalophlebitis. Salmonella
isolated from heart blood and various organs.
Buff. 70, M, 3 weeks. Both lungs hyperaemic with haemorrhagic foci, acute gastroenteritis, peritoneum
and abdominal viscera congested. Salmonella isolated from spleen and mesenteric lymph node.
Buff. 88, M, 1 week. Anterior lobe of left lung pneumonic, acute gastroenteritis, omphalo and periom-
phalophlebitis. Salmonella isolated from heart blood and various organs.
Buff. 90, M, 3 weeks. Haemorrhagic pleuritis with acute congestion of both lungs, acute gastroenteritis,
haemorrhages in peritoneum and necrotic foci in liver. Salmonella isolated from heart blood and
various organs.
Buff. 96, F, 3 weeks. Left lung pneumonic, gastroenteritis, spleen hyperaemic, omphalo and periem-
phalophlebitis. Salmonella isolated from spleen and Bact. coli from mesenteric lymph node.
Buff. 99, M, 4 weeks. Both lungs hyperaemic, gastroenteritis, extensive blood extravasations in peri-
toneum. Salmonella isolated from spleen and liver.