8          REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL BACTERIOLOGIST

stock suffering from strangles under treatment with serum.
The Veterinary officers in charge informed me that they
had very good results using the serum as a curative agent
in pronounced cases of strangles.

         20.  Specimens examined.—During the year under report
123 specimens of different diseases were received for examin-
ation and report at the Laboratory. The results were com-
municated to the persons interested.

         21.  Training of Veterinary Assistants.—At the Bareilly
Branch Laboratory 8 Veterinary Assistants received train-
ing in the methods ,of inoculation with serum alone, against
18 during the year 1911-12.

         With a view to check the spread of Rinderpest among
the milch and draft cattle of Military Dairy Farms, a
scheme has been approved of by the Quarter-Master-General
in India to train Dairy Managers in inoculation work at
this Laboratory.

         Captain J. A. B. McGowan, A.V.C., of Umballa, studied
at the Laboratory for 2½ months from 16th July to the end
of September 1912.

                           RESEARCH WORK.

         22. Research.—The programme of the Research work for
the year under report was as follows:—

         (1)  Rinderpest.—Further experiments regarding the
most economical methods of preparing this serum
with special reference to Plains Cattle and
Buffaloes.

         (2)  Surra.—To continue experiments in methods of
treatment. Investigations regarding transmis-
sion.

         (3)  Anthrax.—To continue investigations of methods
of immunising against this disease.

         (4)  Hæmorrhagic Septiæmia.—Investigations regard-
ing the vitality of the organism outside the body
and on methods of transmission.