In December, 1926, rinderpest broke out in the herd and about 50 per cent. of the cattle died. Fortunately the pedigree bull from Kaifeng had been inoculated against the disease. He had a mild attack and survived. A quart of his blood was drawn off and used to inoculate 20 heifers of which he was sire, and fley survived the epidemic. 'The original serum is' very expensive, but after" this costly experience inoculation against rinderpest will be generally adopted in the future, One of the maier difficulties has been to get suitable Chinese stock from which to breed. Most Chinese cows, through generations of draught work on farms, are more developed in the shoulders than the haunches, which places them at disadvantage for breeding with engaged in the export of goat
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