DEPARTMENT REPORTS 77 



REPORT OF VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. 



To the President: 



Sir — I have the honor of making- the following report for the Vet- 

 erinary Department for the year ending June oO, 1!M)1. 



The work of the I)ei>artnient during the past year has been carried 

 on in a manner similar to that of last year. The free clinic has furnished 

 a number of interesting specimens for the benefit of those taking the 

 work. This phase of the work has been better than last year and it is 

 to be hoped that it will continue to be better each year. 



In the class-room those seniors electing the work of the Department 

 have received instruction with reference to the anatomy of the farm 

 animals, the diseases which affect these animals, including their causes, 

 symptoms and treatment: the preventive and hygienic treatment receiv- 

 ing special attention. The medicines used in treating the diseases of 

 our domesticated animals were discussed as to their source, appearance, 

 physiological action, uses and doses, along with the various modes of 

 administration. We keep in mind that the students expect to become 

 stockmen, rather than veterinarians and plan our work accordingly. 

 We try to impress upon the students the importance of preventing the 

 spread of contagious diseases by proper quarantine and sanitation. 

 There is a large field for work along this line throughout the 

 State, and we try to interest the students to such an extent 

 that they will work along this line in their own communities 

 after leaving college. During the last three weeks of the fall 

 term two hours each day were spent in the dissecting room, dissecting 

 an old horse destroyed for the purpose. This work, after having studied 

 the anatomy in the class-room, using the model of the horse, along 

 with models of various organs of other animals, gives the student a very 

 good idea of the gross structure of the farm animals. The j)ath()logical 

 and other specimens, which have been collected for the I)ej>;;i'tment 

 museum, are of great value as illustrations. All the teaching lias to be 

 done by lectures, as there are no text-books which are suited to the 

 wants of our students. 



Dui-ing the first half of the winter teiin all the young men in the 

 Sophomore chiss received thirty lectures, including a discussion of the 

 most common digestive disorders, the most common lamenesses, along 

 with a few other disorders tliat are freciuently met with; also the acci- 

 dents and diseases incident to ])ai'tui'itien and the s]t<'cial diseases of 

 the dairy cow. In this course a numbei- of the lectures are devoted 

 to the care and feeding of animals to prevent disease. 



About the same lectures as given to the Sojihomores were also given 

 to the special short course students duiing the fiist half of the winter 

 term. 



Respectful! V submitted, 



(lEO. A. WATERMAN. 

 Professor of yetcrimirif i^cience. 

 AriRiciLTrRAL CuLLKKi:, Mich. 

 June 30, 1001. 



