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INDEX 



Ventilation— 



Krealhiiig process— need and regulation 



of ventilation, i, 495-497. 

 Disease caused by defective ventilation, 



i, 222; ii, 24. 

 Sick-box ventilation, iii, 23. 

 Stable management and .structure, i, 495- 

 497: iii, 330, 361 ; drains, iii, 329, 330; 

 horses in training, iii, 303; laryngitis 

 treatiTient, i, 508; plans of stables, 

 iii, 320, 

 Ventral hernia and its treatment, i, 324. 

 Ventral laminae fovmaiion, iii, 250. 

 Ventricle of larynx— muscle action, ii, 



Ventricles of brain — conformation, i, 



3S4. 

 Ventricles of heart — conformation, i, 



438; dilatation sounds, 1,459; growths 

 and rupture, i, 464, 470; valves ob- 

 struction effects, i, 466. 



Veratrium — medicinal uses, li, 479. 



Verdigris as an antiseptic in castration, 

 iii, 173. 174- 



Vermicides and vermifuges— (see An- 

 thelmintics;. 



Vermin-killers— poisoning of horses by, 



>ii, 49i 53. 57, 58- 

 VerruCSe- (see Wans). 



Vertebrse and vertebral column— 



(see Spine, also titles Dorsal, Lum- 

 bar, 8:c. ). 



Vertebral arteries— formation, &c., i, 

 1^'-'. 440- 



Vertical fracture of ribs, ii. 254. 



Vertigo or megrims and its treatment, 



I, 407-409; Collar causing, 1, 220: dis- 

 tinction from epilepsy, i, 410; symp- 

 toms of heart disease, i, 458, 464, 

 467: of poisoning, iii, 59; of throm- 

 bosis, i, 476; unsoundness and war- 

 ranty, iii, 422. 



Vesical calculi— {see title Stone in the 



bladder.i. 

 Vesicants in blistering, iii, 39. 

 Vesicles— of lungs, i, 487, of ovum, ii, 79, 



80: on lips, i, 247; on skin, ii, 137; 



symptoms of diseases, ii, 44, 53, 63, 



147. M'-i 



Vesico-vaginal fistula— form, ii, 429. 

 Vesico-vaginal ligament near uterus, 



'i. 77- 



Vesiculae seminales - formation, &c., 



II, 68. 



Vesicular calculus— (see Stone in the 



bladder I. 



Vestigial remains of horses— evolution 



th<.-ories, iii, 4S5. 



Vetches — as food, composition, &c. , iii, 

 110, III, 113, 350, 351: for indiges- 

 tion and sick diet, i, 273; iii, 26; 

 poisoning by Indian pea, iii, 58-60. 



Veterinary College, Royal — founda- 

 tion, iii, 430. 



Veterinary Hygiene and Hygienic 

 Conditions - 



Application, and general considerations, 

 ii, 442; iii, 64-66. 



Conditions of health, iii, 64, 65 — ordinary 

 conditions for maintenance, iii, 66-69. 



Disease— due to bad conditions, i, 478, 

 480: hygienics applied to diseased 

 animals, iii, 140 - 144 : signs and 

 symptoms of disease, iii, 144-152, 

 prevention and suppression, iii, 152- 

 156: special treatment of pneumonia 

 and purpura haemorrhagica, ii, 9, 25. 



Examination of air, iii, 132. 



Grooming, bedding, &c., or "individual 

 hygiene", iii, 133-140; sweating, ii, 

 473- 



[See also titles Food, Nursing, Stable 

 management. Stable structure, Ven- 

 tilation.] 

 Veterinary science— technical and uni- 

 versity instruction in, ii, 442. 

 Vibrios a form of bacteria, i, 227. 



Vices and nervous habits -ear and 



eye guides, i. 41, 4^; torms and cor- 

 rection of stable \iccs, ic, i, 413- 

 415: iii, 140, 341-343. 424-426; mares 

 during "horsuig", iii, 180; sound- 

 ness and warranty, iii, 367, 413, 

 424-426. 



Vicious mares— removal of ovaries, iii, 

 180-184. 



Villi— in intestines and lacteal system, i, 

 237. 427 : of coronary cushion and 

 horn, ii, 383 ; iii, 505; on human 

 ovum, iii. 251. 



VillitiS and its treatment, ii, 383-385. 



Vinegar— dose, iii, n; use in accidents, 

 &c., ii, 439, as antidote, iii, 45, 52; 

 use of vinegar of cantharides, iii, 8. 



Virulent diseases — cause and trans- 

 mission, i, 219, 223. 



Virus— as cause of disease, . 221, 222; 

 ii, 52: iii, 150, 151, 155, in wounds 

 and ulcers, ii, 402, 403, 427; inocula- 

 tion and destruction, iii, 150, 151, 155. 



Vision— (see titles Eye diseases. Eyes!. 



Vital activity — foundation and e\oln- 

 tiun, in, 479, 484. 



Vital capacity in breathing, i, 493. 



Vital spot arresting respiration, i, 494. 



Vitality and the causes of disease, i, 216, 



218, 223. 



Vitelline membrane in breeding, iii, 



^4g. 



Vitellus of ovum, ii, 79. 



Vitreous humour of the eye -confor- 

 mation, ii, 105, 108; diseases affect- 

 ing, ii, 117, 123. 



Vitriol for glossy coats, i, 248; poisoning 

 and antidote, iii, 45, 46. 



Voice— organ of, i. 484, 485. 



Volatile oils — food constituents, i, 243. 



Voltaire on Zadig's method of observa- 

 tion, iii, 473-475 



Volume of the head, i, 37. 



Voluntary muscles — description and 

 movements, i, 31, 32; ii, 305, 306; 

 drugs atTecting, li, 478. 483. 



VolVOX globator in water, iii, 128, 129. 



Vomer— form of bone, ii, 188. 



Vomiting— causes, rarity, and difficulties 

 in, i, 235, 268, 275; antidotes use and 

 poisoning, iii, 44, 45, 47, 48, 64; due 

 to indigestion and rupture, i. 270, 

 271, 278; stimulants used, ii, 470. 



Vulva— conformation, i, 16, 18: ii, 74; 

 diseases causing swelling, &c., ii, 

 53, 91, 98; flooding and inversion of 

 uterus through, ii, 88, 100. 



W 



Walker's face cradle for fractured jaw, 

 ii, 241. 



Walking — action and steps, iii, 192, 104, 

 197 : of Clydesdales, i. igz, 193 ; 

 hackneys, i, 123, hunters, i, 146, 

 Shires, i, 184, Suffolks, i. 199; equili- 

 brium of a horse, i, 30, 31, 92: iii, 192. 



Wall of foot— anatomy, &c., iii, 433, 434. 



Walls of stable-structure, &c., i, 496; 

 iii, 323-325 



Waltham royal stud - foundation, i, 

 1 10. 



Want a rib — appearance of horse, i, 57. 



War Horses— 



Ancient history and uses, iii, 485, 517, 

 519, 520, 521, 523. 524, 525, 528, 529, 

 530. 53J» 532, 533. 534- 



British — breeding and history, i, 172-176; 

 iii, 535. 536, 537. 542. 545. 55o: con- 

 formation and crosses, i, 124, 126, 

 173; descent of bays and Shires, i, 

 125, 126, 178, 179, 180: weight of 

 armour, &c., i, 175. 



[See also titles Cavalry, Chariots, Mili- 

 tary horses.] 



Warmth *'. cold in stables, iii, 76, Bo, 81. 

 Warranty of Horses- 

 Dealers and pri\ale persons and others — 

 special laws, iii, 414-419, 



Defects that are patent, iii, 411-413, 414. 



Definitions and forms used, iii, 405-407, 

 419, 425, 426. 



Fraud in various forms, iii, 409-411. 



Horse not answering to warranty — course 

 to follow, iii, 425, 426. 



Lists of diseases, &c., disqualifying or 

 constituting " unsoundness" — and 

 what cunsliiutes "soundness", i, 

 414: ii, 302; iii, 419-424, 425, 426. 



Representations not amounting to war- 

 ranty, iii, .107-409. 



Vices and other lanlls, iii, 424-426. 



ISee also titles Examination for sound- 

 ness, Soundness.] 

 Warts and their treatment, ii, 154, 155, 

 on lips, i, 248, penis. &c , ii, 81. 8a, 

 83; Huids and drugs destroying, ii, 

 M3. 453. 468: iii, 1, 4, 6, 8. 

 Washing of horses — advisability and 

 processes, cause of mud fever, &c , 

 iii, 135-137; before operations, iii, 

 173, 181, 182, 185; sick Itorses, iii, 

 35; strangles, iii, 154. 



Washing of railway horse-boxes, iii, 



153- 



Washing-places. &c., in stable-yard— 

 structure, iii, 320-324, 335. 338. 



Washy horses — formation of withers, 

 i, 55: indigestion and diarrhcea, i, 

 =72. 287. 



Wasps— stings causing inflammation and 

 poisoning, i, 249, 250, 252; ii, 414; 

 iii, 61. 



Waste from body— action of skin and 

 blood, ii, 131, 447: hygiene influence, 

 iii, 66; water excreted, iii, 120. 



Wasting— due to arteritis, i, 471; co\ering 

 disease, ii, 53; dilation of stomach 

 and dropsy, i, 276, 311; food, iii, 102; 

 hasmu-glnhinuria, ii, 30: tuberculosis, 

 ii, 51: udder disease, ii, 93-97 — iron 

 effects, ii, 448; soundness examina- 

 tion, iii, 372, 373. 



Water- 

 As drink — amount per day, and analysis, 

 i, 241, 243, 273; iii, 120; digestive 

 uses and before meals, iii, 118, 119; 

 for breeding studs and mares, iii, 

 209, 266; restorative in accidents, 

 &c., ii, 440; sick horses, iii, 24, 142; 

 *' sippers ", i. 273; training of horses, 

 iii. 302; travelling horses, by sea and 

 rail, iii, 463, 467. 

 Body constituents and requirements, iii, 

 87, 119, 120; in various organs, iii, 

 124. 

 Breathing process and uses, i. 491. 

 Causes of disease, &c., i, 216, 224; jii, 

 124-126; anthrax, ii. 42; colic, i, 279; 

 dysentery, 1, 291 ; joint inflammation, 

 ii, 282; nettle-rash, ii, 145. 146; stone 

 in bladder, i, 354; superpurgation, i, 

 289. 

 Composition, purity, and impurities of 

 rain and other waters, iii, 121-123; 

 disease influences, iii, 124-126; ex- 

 amination means, iii, 129-132; natu- 

 ral processes of purification, iii, 126- 

 129; organisms in and hygienic de- 

 struction, i, 224; ii, 161; iii, 65. 

 Hard water— disease influence, iii, 123, 



124- 



Health maintenance, iii, 66, 67. 

 In food— percentage of, iii, 89. 

 Physic preparation uses, ii, 445. 

 Poisoning by, and pollution of water, iii, 



46, 209. 

 Rabies in horse — thirst, ii, 44. 

 Skin sensibility and absorption, ii, 128, 



129. 

 Stable supply and fittings, iii, 336 — pots, 



iii. 327, 328, 337. 

 Storage systems, iii, 125, 126. 



