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previously will not react to mallein, but may three or four 

 weeks later. 



While this period of waiting is occurring, all suspects 

 and in-contacts may be malleined and disposed of, those 

 failing to react may come up again when the period for 

 general malleining arrives. Disinfection should also be 

 carried out. 



On the expiration of the needful time the whole stud may 

 be malleined in batches, the size of which must entirely 

 depend upon the available assistance for taking tempera- 

 tures. 



The disinfection to be practised must be thorough ; walls, 

 woodwork, mangers, buckets, fittings of all descriptions 

 must be dealt with in accordance with the principles laid 

 down in the chapter on disinfection, especial attention 

 being paid to the mangers, walls above them, stall parti- 

 tions and flooring. 



The prevention of the introduction of further infection 

 can be brought about by the use of mallein. All horses a 

 month after purchase should be malleined, and in the 

 meantime kept in a stable by themselves. 



It may be necessary to mallein a stud two or more times 

 to insure its freedom from disease. Kecently infected cases 

 may not be detected at the first or even second testing. As 

 a tolerance to mallein is obtained by repeated injections, it 

 is advisable to allow a month to elapse between each re- 

 testing. 



LEGISLATION. 

 Diseases of Animals Act, 1894 ; Glanders or Farcy Order of 1894. 



The Order defines glanders and farcy as identical, and brings horses, 

 asses, and mules, under the Act. 



The notification of the disease falls on the person having, or having 

 had in his possession, or under his charge, any animal so diseased. 

 The Inspector is to act at once and discharge the powers and duties 

 conferred on him, on receiving in any manner whatsoever information 

 of the supposed existence of the disease. 



Any local authority may make such Eegulations as they think fit 

 for the following purposes : 



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