SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



Enlargement of Parotid. — ^This 

 may be either acute or chronic. 



6- OCULAR REGION. 



Entropion Ectropion. — Both un- 

 common. 



Conjunctivitis. — Usually acute ; if 

 so, defer examination. In its " chronic" 

 form reject, as it predisposes to opacity 

 of the cornea in the event of an acute 

 catarrhal affection supervening. 



Leucoma. — Reject. The same re- 

 mark applies to nebulae. 



GLAUCOMA. 



Amaurosis — May be " temporary " 

 or permanent. The " pupil " is widely 

 dilated, and the eye apparently healthy. 

 If suspected, cover up eye that is sound 

 and make horse move forward. 



Keratitis — In the foregoing three 

 diseases, there is no alternative but to 

 reject the animal. 



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