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Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture in India. (Veterinary Series) The Vitality of the Rinderpest Virus outside the Animal Body under natural conditions February 1920

1920

The observations recorded in the present Memoir were designed to ascertain the duration of the vitality of the rinderpest virus (i) on ground in the open air, (ii) in closed sheds, (iii) in faces, urine and mucus discharges and (iv) in meat, blood, and bones under varying natural conditions. [...] The daily maximum shade temperature varied from 63° to 82° F. and the minimum from 47° to 62° F. The following are the details of the observations made in the two enclo- sures :— (1) The duration of rinderpest infection in the enclosure without shade. [...] 5th, 10-30 A. M. „ 7th, 9-30 A. M. „ 2-30 P. M. ( 5 hours) „ 5-30 P. M. ( 8 „ ) Sth, 5-30 A. M. (20 „ ) „ 12th Hill bulls 7314 and 7315, fifth day of rinderpest attack, placed in the enclosure. [...] 8th „ 10th, 10 A. M. „ „ 2 P. M. „ „ 6 P. M. 11th, 6 A. M. „ 20th ( 4 hours) (8 ,> ) (20 „ ) EXPERIMENT 3. Hill bulls 43 and 44, sixth day of rinderpest attack, placed in the enclosure. [...] „ 27th, 9 A. M. (24 „ ) 81 „ „ 28th, 9 A. M. (48 „ ) 77 „ „ „ 29th Hill bulls 76 and 81 removed from the enclo- sure.
technology medicine science
Pages
39
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100016
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii A. W. Shilston view
The Vitality of the Rinderpest Virus Outside the Animal Body Under Natural Conditions
1-3 A. W. Shilston view
II. Duration of Rinderpest Infection on Ground in the Open
4-iv A. W. Shilston view
III. Duration of Rinderpest Infection in Closed Sheds
13-19 A. W. Shilston view
IV. Duration of Vitality of the Rinderpest Virus in Fæces Urine and Mucus Discharges
20-25 A. W. Shilston view
V. The Length of Time after the Death of the Animal that Rinderpest Virus Can Survive in Meat Blood and Bone Marrow under Natural Conditions
26-31 A. W. Shilston view
VI. General Conclusions
32-32 A. W. Shilston view

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