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Phlebitis of the umbilical veins; Traumatic peri- 

 carditis; Any acute inflammation, abscess or sup- 

 purating sore, if associated with acute nephritis, 

 fatty and degenerated liver, swollen and soft 

 spleen, marked pulmonary hyperemia, general 

 swelling of lymph glands, or diffuse redness of the 

 skin. 



Carcinoma. An organ affected with carcinoma 

 or sarcoma must be condemned, but the carcass 

 may be passed unless the disease affects any inter- 

 nal organ to a marked extent, or affects the 

 muscles, skeleton or body lymph glands, or the 

 body shows secondary changes in the muscles. 



Localised conditions. All slight, well limited 

 abrasions on the tongue and inner surface of the 

 lips (without lymphatic involvement), suppurat- 

 ing sores, abscesses, bruised tissue, or parts af- 

 fected by a tumor, must be removed, and in the 

 absence of other indication the carcass may be 

 passed. 



Necrobacilliosis. Localized lesions may be re- 

 moved and the carcass passed, unless there is evi- 

 dence of a generalized infection, when the carcass 

 must be condemned. 



Caseous lymphadenitis. Where the lesions are 

 distinctly local, and superficial, or confined to a 

 few nodules in an organ the carcass may be passed 

 after removal of diseased parts; but where the 

 disease is more extensive the entire carcass must 

 be condemned. 



Icterus. Carcasses showing icterus must be 

 generally condemned ; but where there is no paren- 

 chymatous degeneration of organs, such parts as 

 lose their coloration on chilling may be preserved. 



