384 VETERINARY HYGIENE 



Public Warning. A L.A. may give public warning of the existence of this 

 disease in any place. 



Slaughter of Diseased Animals. A L.A. must cause any diseased animal to 

 be slaughtered without delay. 



Detention and Treatment of Incontact Animals. This article provides for 

 the isolation of incontact animals. The L.A. may, with the written consent 

 of the owner, apply the Mallein test to any incontact animal (horse, ass or mule), 

 and shall apply the test as soon as practicable after being so requested by the 

 owner. The application of the test shall be made by the V.I.L.A. If the test 

 gives a positive reaction the L.A. must cause the animal to be slaughtered. If 

 the reaction is indefinite, the test must be re-applied not later than 12 days 

 after the first test. 



Appeal to the Board against Order for Slaughter. If the owner of an animal 

 objects to it being slaughtered, the L.A. must not have it slaughtered except 

 with the special authority of the B. of A. 



Post-Mortem Examination of Slaughtered Animals. A post-mortem 

 examination must be made on every animal where the clinical symptoms did 

 not afford definite evidence of disease. Notice of the intended examination 

 must be given to the owner so that he may ask his own V.S. to be present. 

 In the event of disagreement with the findings of the V.I.L.A. the latter must 

 forward suitable material to the B. of A. 



Compensation for Slaughter. If the post-mortem examination shows that 

 the animal was not affected with glanders, the full value of the animal at the time 

 of the application of the test is payable, with a limit of 50 per horse, or 12 for 

 an ass or mule. Where the post-mortem examination is positive, one-half the 

 value is payable with a limit of 25 or 6. 



Where no post-mortem examination is held, the L.A. may pay what they 

 think fit, with a minimum of 2 for a horse and 10s. for an ass or mule. If 

 above the minimum, the sum may not exceed one-quarter of the value of the 

 animal before it became diseased. 



Cleansing and Disinfection. Follow the usual lines. 



Disposal of Carcases. By burial or destruction in an approved place as 

 for other scheduled diseases. 



Exemption of Army Veterinary Department and Veterinary Colleges. 

 Nothing in this Order applies to horses, asses or mules in stables of military 

 barracks or camps or in vessels, if the animals are under the care of the Army 

 Veterinary Department, or to horses, asses or mules in stables of any Veterinary 

 College affiliated to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons : Provided that 

 nothing in this article shall be deemed to apply to the carcase of any horse, 

 ass or mule, nor to exempt a L.A. from any obligation imposed on them in 

 regard to the disposal of carcases. 



Note. Since going to press the Glanders or Farcy Order of 1920 has been 

 issued. That of 1907 is revoked. Under the new Order a higher scale of com- 

 pensation is provided for, and specially so if the horse owner can prove that the 

 affected horse while in his possession, and within twelve months before the date 

 when notice of disease was given, had been tested with mallein and had not 

 reacted. 



FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE ORDER, 1895. 



A P.C. on receiving notice of the suspected existence of this disease must 

 telegraph the B. of A. as well as reporting to his L.A. The L.A. must obtain 

 the services of a V.S. for the purpose of inquiring into the correctness of 

 the report. 



Inspectors and others on leaving the infected premises must wash their 

 hands with soap and water and disinfect their boots. 



All movement from and to the infected premises is prohibited, unless under 

 licence. Carcases of animals that have died of the disease must be buried under 

 the authority of the L.A. in quicklime or other disinfectant. The carcases 

 must be so slashed as to render their hides useless, or moved after disinfection 



