TO 
FREDERICK T. G. HOBDAY, 
C.M.G., F.R.C.V.S., F.R.S.E., 
AS A SLIGHT TOKEN OF ESTEEM AND APPRECIATION OF HIS 
_VALUABLE LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO VETERINARY 
SCIENCE, AND IN SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR HIS 
UNCEASING EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE 
INTERESTS OF THE VETERINARY 
PROFESSION, 
THIS WORK IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR 
