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Show X-Disease Appears fimong Illinois Cattle A comparatively new .disease, hyperkeratosis, or x-disease, has been recognized in 37 or more states, the journal of American Veterinary Vet-erinary Medical Association reports. re-ports. Reports indicate that,, in some sections, sec-tions, herds have been decimated and dispersed because of the effects ef-fects of the disease. This has happened hap-pened in few instances in Illinois, but in the southern states the disease apparently has assumed a more malignant form and constitutes consti-tutes a more serious problem th in elsewhere. The morbidity, while unpredictable, unpredict-able, may be high. Young cattle appear ap-pear to be more suseeptible than older ones ' and the death rate among them is higher. While in the U. S. bureau of animal industry report, re-port, beef cattle were more frequently fre-quently involved than dairy animals, ani-mals, the disease has been seen almost equally among the two types in Illinois. The cause, as indicated by the name "x-disease", is unknown. |