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a German vetL'riiuiry institute, or other German academy, and have 

 heard lectures on the succeeding subject^, whicli must be testified 

 to by tlie appropriate teachers: Zootomy and histology, inclusive 

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

 and physiology of plants, classification, and ] tract ice in determina- 

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

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

 tical exercisL's ; physics; zoology; general ])atli()lugy and therajieu- 

 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. 



I^otijicatwii of the Examination. — The period for the notifica- 

 tion, as well as for holding this examination, is tixed 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 Exaynination^ 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 phannacology (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 ostcological and syn- 

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

 tomical preparation ; 4. To prepare and explain histological j>repa- 

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

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

 disea.'^ed 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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