18 The Diseases of Animals 



rately, and is prevented from consuming another's food. 

 Such an arrangement insures each animal a given 

 amount of food, and it. tends to prevent the spread 

 of dangerous undetected diseases, as tuberculosis among 

 cattle and glanders among horses. The front of the 

 stalls should be built no higher than is necessary to 

 keep the animal properly confined and to place the 

 food within reach. When the animal is standing the 

 expired air will pass out over the front of his stall. 



HORSE STALLS 



The size of stalls for horses must depend somewhat 

 on the size of the animal to be confined. For ordi- 

 nary horses the stalls should be at least five feet wide; 

 five and a half to six feet is better. They should be 

 nine and a half feet long. For flooring, hard wood 

 two-inch planks, well matched, are excellent. Some hard 

 woods are too slippery, however, and hemlock may be 

 used. The floor of the stall should have a very gentle 

 slope to the rear, the plank running lengthwise of the 

 stall. It is more convenient to have the flooring of the 

 passageway behind the animals at right angles to that 

 of the stall, as it is easier to clean. The partition 

 separating the stalls should be strongly made, well 

 set and smoothly ceiled on each side. The rear of 

 the partition should be well rounded. The feed -box 

 and manger may be of iron or hard wood; if of the 

 latter, the edges should be protected with strips of 

 iron securely screwed down to prevent the animals 

 from gnawing the wood. 



