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and practical experience for its intelligent 

 performance. Trained ability of this kind 

 is a valuable asset in the commercial 

 world. 



At the beginning of this war, the utility 

 of veterinary surgeons in looking after horses 

 on board ship was repeatedly ignored, as we 

 may see by the large number of horses and 

 mule carrying steamers which went to South 

 Africa without veterinary surgeons in them. 

 For instance, the ss. Ismore left Liverpool 

 for South Africa with a detachment of the 

 loth Hussars and 20 1 remounts, but no 

 veterinary surgeon. Shortly after sailing, 

 " pink-eye" broke out among the animals, 

 and the Officer Commanding and the Captain 

 of the ship agreed to put into Milford Haven 

 for veterinary advice. Having touched at 



