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the animals I have seen affected have been 

 mares. This disease appears to be peculiar 

 to the vicinity, and I think it is safe to 

 say that more animals die of tliis dis(nise 

 in this District than from the dreaded so- 

 called horsesicl^ness. Tlie disease is 

 almost invariably fatal, though animals 

 sometimes rally, and appear much better, 

 but only at a later date to develop the 

 disease in a fatal form. The disease 

 nearly always occurs in the months of 

 December and January. Liver, stomach, 

 and brain show the greatest post mortem 

 changes. Liver, in every ease I have ex- 

 amined, has shown the most marked 

 cirrhosis. The pathology of the disease 

 is wrapped in obscurity, and the Govern- 

 ment Bacteriologist would be conferring 

 a great boon to the horse-breeders of this 

 District if he could throw further light on 

 the etiology of the disease. 



The best advice I can give horse-owners 

 is to give their troop of horses a change 

 of veld during the year. 



I met Mr. Byrne in consultation over 

 an imported Cleveland Bay stallion. 

 This horse had enteritis. Temp. 1()7'4 

 and certainly looked almost like a hope- 

 less case. I am pleased to say this horse 

 recovered. 



AnimportedbuU (recently lauded) died 

 very suddenly. Post-nortem examination 

 show^ed a cauliflower growth on the left 

 auriculo-ventricular valve of the heart. 

 The cause of this lesion I do not know, 

 and it was most unfortunate for the 

 owner, as imported bulls develop quite 

 enough ailments in this country without 

 developiug valvular trouble of the heart. 



I have had a number of cases this 

 month to treat, in fact far more than it 

 was possible to properly handle, conse- 

 quently many have not received the at- 

 tention I should have liked to have given 

 them. There were also several post- 

 mortem examinations I missed, having 

 too many live patients to see. I always 

 regret missing post-mortem examinations, 

 as they invariably teach one some lesson 

 or other. 



GREYTOWN.— D.V.S. CORDY. 



Scalj. — One fi-esh outbreak among a 

 native's flock in Swaimana's Location, in 

 the New Hanover Division. 



Lungs icJcness. — A.n outbreak occurred 

 among a span of oxen of Mr. C. Niebuhr's 



on the farm Borrelfonteiu, in the Nooda- 

 berg District. 



Gtanders. — None. 



Rimlerpest. — An outbreak occurred on 

 the farm Jauimerdaal, in the Krantzkop 

 Division, among a troop of about 340 

 head. As you visited this outbreak per- 

 sonally, you are in possession of facts 

 relating to same. The troop was biled 

 twice, and at the end of the month 32 

 animals had died, including I'J calves. 



I was performing the duties of D.V.S. 

 at Ladysmith until the 17th of the month, 

 when I returned to Greytown, and pro- 

 ceeded to the outbreak of Hiuderpest at 

 Jainmerdaal, in the Krantzkop Division. 

 Superintending this outbreak practically 

 took up my time until the end of the 

 month. 



RICHMOND.— D.V.S. BYRNE. 



Before leaving Howick, I att3nded a 

 serious case of bilious fever iu an imported 

 horse, which recovered. 



I took up my new quarters at Richmond 

 on December 10th. 



Since I came here nearly all my work 

 has been with calves scouring and dysen- 

 tery, and I have had success with salts and 

 soda bicarb, followed by an astringent 

 and powders. 



My district was, at the end of the year, 

 free from contagious disease, with the 

 exception of Umgeni Division, in which 

 there were only two cases. 



I have not seen or heard of any horses 

 which have died from horsesickness in 

 my district this season as yet. 



There is no rinderpest. 



All stock are doing and looking well 

 except calves. 



DURBAN.— D.V.S. AMOS. 



The total importations for the month 

 are :— Horses, G,8'.'G ; mules, 1,-13") ; oxen, 

 l,15t) ; cows, tj31 ; sheep, 59; dogs, 45; 

 bulls, 23 ; rabbits, 15 ; calves, 1 ; goats, 3 ; 

 pigs, 2. 



During December 101 head were tested 

 with tuberculin, and 103 head were in- 

 oculated with quarter - evil vaccine, by 

 order of the Director of the Veterinary 

 Department. 



Horsesickness. — Three cases occurred 

 during I he month, all of which were 

 hoises that were feeding on Town Lands, 



