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used too much exporienco of tlicse cases is gained, practically all 

 the animals become affected, fatal sequeUc such as tetanus, 

 pyaoraia, debility, paralysis, and exhaustion lessen the number of 

 transport animals, and many are found utterly inefficient 

 through severity of their galls. The withers, hump, sides of chest, 

 loins, and hips are the seats of most frequent galls, as also are 

 the points where the four lower corners of the pad touch. These 

 are parts which require to be specially examined at purchase for 

 traces of previous lesion, great judgment is required from tho 

 Veterinary Officer as to which will '^ stand '^ and which cannot 

 be passed. If all with traces of galls were rejected the number 

 of camels would as a rule, prove quite inadequate. 



The causes of saddle galls may be enumerated as follows : — 

 (1). Camel's skin under the saddle being dirty and matted, 

 or soft and unaccustomed to pressure ; * 

 shape altered by emaciation from service exi- 

 gencies. 

 (2) . Saddle ill-fitted, so long as to gall the points of the hips ; 

 belonging to another camel (dead or trans- 

 ferred) and not properly altered owing to 

 want of time or carelessness, too deep in 

 the pannels, or with side sticks too long ; 

 badly constructed, its back is apt to become 



too flexible and to need re-stiffening ; 

 of bad materials, its stuffing being bad (full of 

 stones, thorns, &c.), or liable to shift as 

 not tight enough ; 

 out of repair, owing to want of leisure during 

 continuous marching, want of materials, or 

 carelessness ; 

 kept on too long, as for days together. 

 (3). Load too considerable, absolutely or for the particular 

 animal under its particular circumstances ; 



*ln June camels begin to sweat on the neck and under the saddle and 

 tlien gall readily unless undressed sheep skin with tho wool turned in- 

 wards be used to supply the place of the hair the animal is then shedding. 

 Hence camels should not remain long in camp without work and at first 

 the loads should be light and the marches short (Byrne). 



