68 STATE BOAED OF AGRICULTURE, 



REPORT OF THE LECTURER* ON VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



To the President : 



My work in this branch of science commenced at the beginning of the sum- 

 mer term of 1883, and in compliance with my agreement with the college, 

 the entire subject was disposed of in twelve weeks. 



The class was composed of a portion of the senior students, and a few from 

 the juniors. The lectures and demonstrations were arranged as follows : 



The first four days of each week were devoted to lectures upon the diseases 

 of the domestic animals, more especially those which are of every day occur- 

 rence, they being discussed in a systematic manner, according to the anatom- 

 ical divisions of which the animal economy is composed. The individual 

 diseases were described by beginning with the nature of the malady, next its 

 causes, then its symptoms, followed by the treatment, and closing with a pre- 

 ventive, when possible. 



The various complaints were illustrated, in some instances by pathological 

 specimens of actual cases, in others by diagrams, and, when possible, by the 

 living animal witli the disorder already existing. Unfortunately for us (myself 

 and the class), our means of illustration were unavoidably very scant; this 

 course being hitherto only temporary, it could scarcely be otherwise. 



The principal subjects which were lectured upon were : 



The diseases of the skeleton — Bone spavin, splint, ringbone, besides others 

 of less frequent occurrence. 



The diseases of joints — Bog spavin, wind-galls, curb, dislocations, etc. 



The diseases of muscles — Sweeney. The treatment of various kinds of wounds. 



The diseases of the teeth — The mode of determining the age of animals by 

 the same. 



The diseases of the digestive organs — Hoveu in cattle, inflammation of the 

 bowels, worms, colic, and many other common diseases. 



The diseases of the foot — Founder, sand crack, corns, thrush, and the like. 



The diseases of the circulatory system — Those of the heart and large blood 

 vessels. 



The diseases of the organs of respiration — Pleurisy, inflammation of the 

 lungs, bronchitis, nasal gleet, catarrh, etc. 



The diseases of the urinary organs — Inflammation of the kidneys, stone iii 

 the bladder, etc. 



The diseases of the nervous system — Lock-jaw, string-halt, paralysis. 



The diseases of the organs of generation, and those accompanying parturi- 

 tion — Milk fever, abortion, inflammation of the udder, inflammation of the 

 Avomb, &c., with a description of how to manage females and adjust the foetus 

 in difiicult cases of labor. 



Diseases of the eye — Cataract, etc. 



Diseases of the skin — Scratches, mange, ring-worm, and other parasites. 



Zymotic diseases — Glanders, pink-eye, distemper, pleura pneumonia, etc. 



The last day of each week was devoted to a description of many of the most 

 important drugs used in veterinary practice, explaining their actions and uses, 

 the diseases they should be given in, and when and why contra indicated, with 

 the doses, for the different domestic animals. 



Towards the close of the term, several days were devoted to the examinatioa 



Mr. Grange* has since been appointed Professor.— [T. C. A. 



