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Bovine Mastitis

Bovine Mastitis Bovine Mastitis-A SymposiumEdited by Ralph B. Little, V.M.D., and Wayne N. Plastridge, Ph.D., New York: McGraw-Hill, 1946. 546 pp. Price, $7.00. This is a comprehensive, up-to-date review of our knowledge of this disease written by a group of specialists. These include Mack A. Emerson, Charles W. Turner, Lloyd B. Sholl, Leland J. Tompkins, Wayne N. Plastridge, Claude S. Bryan, Ralph B. Little, J. Howard Brown, Arthur W. Stablefortth, Oscar W. Schalm, and Elmer 0. Anderson. Discussions cover the anatomy of the udder and the physiology of milk secretion, as well as the diagnosis, bacteriology, pathology, serology, etiology, control, treatment, and public health significance of this commonest of all cattle disorders that affect the quality of our milk supply. Because of a literature that is too voluminous for anyone to study, even a specialist in this field, this book is timely and contains just the information that the public health worker needs. The problem of the control of this disease is not solved, but the problem is presented clearly and this presentation should in itself tend to direct observation and research into useful fields. Naturally streptococcal forms of mastitis are given the greatest amount of attention; but there is continuous recognition of other types of bacterial infections that cause other forms of mastitis, with the inclusion of a great amount of information that is not generally available. The authors state on pages 179-181 that there is no conclusive evidence that a virus may be one of the predisposing causes of mastitis. However, in an addendum to the book, Baker and Little of the Rockefeller Institute at Princeton report that they have at last recovered a virus-like agent from guinea pigs inoculated with bloody milk from lactating cows. They point out that the significance of this finding is not yet clear. All told, this is a stimulating and worth while book. ROBERT S. BREED Biochemistry of Cancer-By Jesse P. Greenstein. New York: Academic Press, 1947. 389 pp. Price, $7.80. Increased interest in all phases of experimental cancer has created a great need for up-to-date and critical technical treatises on that subject. This need, in so far as biochemistry is concerned, has been admirably filled by the timely appearance of this new publication. The book is prefaced by a chapter on the general phenomena and taxonomy of cancer. The first part deals with extrinsic and intrinsic factors involved in the induction of tumors; the second part deals with nutrition, endocrinology, and chemotherapy in attempts at control of tumor induction and tumor growth; the third part covers the chemistry of tumors, the chemistry of the tumorbearing host, and the present status of the problem in relation to the properties of tumors. A comprehensive list of references for the work cited appears at the end of each chapter. The author appears to have made no attempt at all-inclusiveness, but has carefully selected those topics for discussion which have met well established criteria for acceptance as scientific publications. The outstanding features of the book are the remarkable clarity of [771] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

Bovine Mastitis

Robert S. Breed
American Journal of Public Health , Volume 37 (6) – Jun 1, 1947
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Bovine Mastitis-A SymposiumEdited by Ralph B. Little, V.M.D., and Wayne N. Plastridge, Ph.D., New York: McGraw-Hill, 1946. 546 pp. Price, $7.00. This is a comprehensive, up-to-date review of our knowledge of this disease written by a group of specialists. These include Mack A. Emerson, Charles W. Turner, Lloyd B. Sholl, Leland J. Tompkins, Wayne N. Plastridge, Claude S. Bryan, Ralph B. Little, J. Howard Brown, Arthur W. Stablefortth, Oscar W. Schalm, and Elmer 0. Anderson. Discussions cover the anatomy of the udder and the physiology of milk secretion, as well as the diagnosis, bacteriology, pathology, serology, etiology, control, treatment, and public health significance of this commonest of all cattle disorders that affect the quality of our milk supply. Because of a literature that is too voluminous for anyone to study, even a specialist in this field, this book is timely and contains just the information that the public health worker needs. The problem of the control of this disease is not solved, but the problem is presented clearly and this presentation should in itself tend to direct observation and research into useful fields. Naturally streptococcal forms of mastitis are given the greatest amount of attention; but there is continuous recognition of other types of bacterial infections that cause other forms of mastitis, with the inclusion of a great amount of information that is not generally available. The authors state on pages 179-181 that there is no conclusive evidence that a virus may be one of the predisposing causes of mastitis. However, in an addendum to the book, Baker and Little of the Rockefeller Institute at Princeton report that they have at last recovered a virus-like agent from guinea pigs inoculated with bloody milk from lactating cows. They point out that the significance of this finding is not yet clear. All told, this is a stimulating and worth while book. ROBERT S. BREED Biochemistry of Cancer-By Jesse P. Greenstein. New York: Academic Press, 1947. 389 pp. Price, $7.80. Increased interest in all phases of experimental cancer has created a great need for up-to-date and critical technical treatises on that subject. This need, in so far as biochemistry is concerned, has been admirably filled by the timely appearance of this new publication. The book is prefaced by a chapter on the general phenomena and taxonomy of cancer. The first part deals with extrinsic and intrinsic factors involved in the induction of tumors; the second part deals with nutrition, endocrinology, and chemotherapy in attempts at control of tumor induction and tumor growth; the third part covers the chemistry of tumors, the chemistry of the tumorbearing host, and the present status of the problem in relation to the properties of tumors. A comprehensive list of references for the work cited appears at the end of each chapter. The author appears to have made no attempt at all-inclusiveness, but has carefully selected those topics for discussion which have met well established criteria for acceptance as scientific publications. The outstanding features of the book are the remarkable clarity of [771]

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