36 The Ailrtients of Hwses* 



Glanders and farcy. — So far as the 

 cause is concerned, these are identically 

 the same diseases. 



Both are due to a specific germ, known 

 as the Bacillus malleus. 



Grlanders can be either acute or chronic 

 — usually the latter. 



Farcy answers to oot?t these. 



Glanders may end in farcy, or vice 

 versa. Commonly both are present at the 

 same time. 



Farcy is denoted by the appearance of 

 the so-called farcy " buds," or " buttons." 

 It is the skin-form of glanders, though in 

 reality the absorbent vessels are the most 

 affected. 



Both diseases are incurable, and sche- 

 duled under the Contagious Diseases 

 (Animals) Act. 



This Act compels the owner to report a 

 " suspect " to the nearest local authority, 

 with the least possible delay. If certifi- 

 cation shows the affection to be either 

 glanders or farcy, the animal or animals 

 will be ordered to be destroyed straight 

 away. 



The new method of detecting glanders 

 is by the injection of mallein. 



Chronic glanders is denoted, in most 

 instances, by a discharge from one nostril, 

 usually the left, and the appearance of 

 " punched "-out ulcers within the nose. 

 There is a cough, and the gland or glands 

 beneath the jaw are hard, fixed, and swollen. 



Sometimes there is no visible ulceration 

 within the nostril (occult glanders). 



In the acute form there is a higher 



