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previously no symptom of that disease may have been 

 apparent. 



From a considerable experience in Calcutta with dealers, 

 horses freshly landed from Australia, Tasmania and New 

 Zealand, I can say with confidence that, as a rule, it takes 

 such animals about three months to recover from their voyage 

 of from four to six weeks' duration, and even then they have 

 to be worked with special care. This statement is in accord- 

 ance with the remarks on this subject in the Veterinary 

 Record, 26th May, 1900, made by Mr. E. E. Martin, who is 

 Remount Veterinary Officer in Calcutta. The horses in 

 question are generally brought over in cargoes of from 200 

 to 400 at a time ; have to stand on bare boards ; are packed 

 close together ; and get no exercise. The time necessary for 

 recovery of soundness after a voyage, would not be more 

 than a quarter as long, if the management on board ship was 

 conducted according to the principles laid down in this 

 chapter. 



