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a German veterinary institute, or other German academy, and have 

 heard lectures on the succeeding subjects, which must be testified 

 to by the appropriate teachers : Zootomy and histology, inclusive 

 of practical study in both branches ; physiology ; botany (anatomy 

 and physiology of plants, classification, and practice in determina- 

 tion of species ; the Berlin school has a special professor of botany 

 from the university) ; chemistry, inorganic and organic, with prac- 

 tical exercises ; physics ; zoology ; general pathology and therapeu- 

 tics ; materia medica ; toxicology ; pharmacology, with practice ; 

 pathological anatomy, with necroscopical practice and attendance 

 at the demonstrations ; special pathology and therapeutics ; sur- 

 gery and aciurgy ; theory and practice of horseshoeing ; dietetics ; 

 breeding ; obstetrics ; exterior of domestic animals ; veterinary 

 police ; hygiene ; forensic medicine ; history of veterinary medi- 

 cine ; clinical attendance, with practice ; and visiting clinic. 



Notification of the Examination. — The period for the notifica- 

 tion, as well as for holding this examination, is fixed by the director, 

 with the consent of the minister. The notification must be accom- 

 panied with the proper attests from the teachers of attendance at 

 the lectures upon the above subjects, and a short description of the 

 principal events of the candidate's life. 



The director fixes the period for the examination in the different 

 branches. 



Sections of the Examination, and the Regulations for the same. 

 — The examination is public, and is subdivided into the following 

 sections: 1. In anatomy, physiology, and pathological anatomy; 2. 

 In the medicinal clinic ; in the surgical clinic ; in operative surgery ; 

 in pharmacology (practical and theoretical) ; 3. The conclusion. 



The examinations in the different sections follow in immediate 

 succession. 



No candidate can enter upon an examination in a section until 

 he has passed in the previous one. 



In the examinations in anatomy, physiology, and pathological 

 anatomy, the candidate has to follow the following course : 1. To 

 demonstrate and open one of the cavities of the body in the pres- 

 ence of the examining body ; 2. To explain an osteological and syn- 

 desmological preparation ; 3. To demonstrate and prepare an ana- 

 tomical preparation ; 4. To prepare and explain histological prepa- 

 rations in the presence of the teacher ; 5. To give an oral disser- 

 tation upon a physiological subject ; 6. To make an autopsy of a 

 diseased animal, or one of the cavities of the same, or to demonstrate 

 a pathological specimen, and in both cases to reduce the results to 

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