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vision is kept up for six months. No exercise in the streets is allowed, 

 and performing dogs are kept in the place of detention until required 

 for performance. If the dog has to pass along a public thoroughfare 

 or highway to reach this, it must be confined in a suitable receptacle. 



Dogs landed for exportation within 48 hours are dealt with by an 

 agent approved by the Board, and taken out of the charge of the 

 owner. The agent then becomes responsible that the law is complied 

 with. 



It is the duty of the Customs officers to enforce the Order of ships' 

 dogs not being allowed to leave vessels in British ports, or allowed to 

 escape therefrom. 



PUSTULAE STOMATITIS. 



This is an infectious disease affecting the mouth of the 

 horse, especially the interior of the lips, with frequently 

 an eruption externally, which sometimes extends into the 

 nostrils. The disease is said to affect other animals 

 including man. 



The saliva is infective, and the affection rapidly spreads 

 through a body of horses ; the symptoms are generally 

 of a mild character, and run their course in a few days. 



By some it has been described as variola of the horse, 

 and as such we are inclined to consider it, but Frohner and 

 Friedberger say it is a distinct disease. 



The chief means of infection is the saliva, and bearing 

 this in mind the most complete isolation of the affected 

 cases and their attendants is necessary. The bits and 

 bridles, mangers, walls, and stalls, must be disinfected ; 

 water troughs should be emptied and disinfected, and no 

 horse allowed to water at them until every mouth has been 

 inspected. Buckets used for the affected cases should be 

 filled at a tap, and subsequently thoroughly disinfected. 

 To prevent the spread of the disease, daily inspection of alL 

 horses is absolutely necessary. 



TETANUS. 



The bacillus of this disease lives a saprophytic existence 

 outside the body in garden mould, animal manure, and 



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