24b Importation of Horses into Ireland, [july, 



In fact, between the time it comes from the creamery until it is 

 all used for feeding purposes, the acidity may be doubled. The 

 accidents which occur with calves fattened on skimmed or sepa- 

 rated milk are generally attributed to lactic acid, but it is pro- 

 bable that most calves would suffer no inconvenience from a 

 pronounced acidity, provided it did not vary in intensity from one 

 feed to the next, and if the calves were gradually accustomed to 

 it. In Brabant, Flanders, and some other districts the method 

 of butter-making is to churn whole milk, and the whey, although 

 highly acid in character, is taken by the calves without any 

 inconvenience whatever. Indeed, in an experiment undertaken 

 at the school* of Oplinter from March 17th to May nth, 1905, 

 two calves were fed with milk gradually increasing in acidity, 

 and they gained steadily in weight, developed normally, and 

 showed no bad symptoms for about six weeks, when a very high 

 degree of acidity was reached and they became seriously ill, being 

 •constantly " blown " and rapidly losing flesh. M. Smeyers is of 

 opinion that in fattening calves with skim milk from creameries 

 many accidents could be avoided by regulating the acidity so 

 lhat it varied as slightly as possible from meal to meal. 



According to Order No. 73 of the Department of Agriculture 

 and Technical Instruction for Ireland,* horses, asses, or mules 

 brought to Ireland from Great Britain, the 



^^orses^iiSo^^ ^^^^ Channel Islands, must 



Ireland. comply with the following regulations. 



There must previously be produced and 

 delivered up to an authorized Inspector of the Department at 

 the port of landing: — (i) A declaration made and subscribed 

 before a magistrate by the owner or his authorized agent 

 within three days prior to the date of shipment indicating 

 that the horse, ass, or mule had not within two months imme- 

 diately preceding the date of such declaration been affected 

 with disease {i.e. glanders, including farcy and parasitic mange)^ 



* Importation of Horses, Asses, and Mules (Ireland) Order of 1906. (Dated 

 :29th May, 1906.) 



