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Live Stock in Argentina. 



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(4) Epizootiology. — The etiology, symptomatology, and 

 differential diagnosis of the contagious diseases of animals. 

 B. Practical examination. — 



Candidates will be tested with regard to their practical 

 knowledge of bacteriological methods, and specially 

 with regard to their ability to apply these in the 

 diagnosis of the principal contagious diseases of the 

 domesticated animals. 



The Board have received through the Foreign Office from 

 H.M. Consul at Buenos Ayres a statement 

 of the number of pedigree cattle, horses, 

 sheep, and pigs imported into Argentina 

 during the past three years. 



Importation of 

 Pedigree Live Stock 

 into Argentina. 





1904. 



1905. 



1906. 



Cattle- 









Shorthorn 



1,124 



1,360 



2,180 



Hereford 



20 



56 



93 



Angus and Red Polled 



40 



23 



143 



Various ... 



9 



23 



28 



Total 



i,i93 



1,462 



2,444 



Sheep- 









Lincoln 



2,559 



4,546 



6,555 



Rambouill'et ... 



92 



37 



41 



Hampshire 



i45 



260 



412 



Shropshire 



232 



243 



299 



Various 



236 



566 



495 



Total 



3,264 



5,652 



7,802 



Horses — 









Racehorses 



. 30 



195 



302 



Clydesdale 



45 



79 



210 



Hackney 



42 



49 



100 



Yorkshire 



13 



3i 



9 



Percheron 



22 



84 



256 



Various 



28 



1 10 



179 



Total 



180 



548 



1,056 



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167 



313 



The increase in the number of horses is very striking. Of 

 late the demand for heavy and medium draught horses has been 

 very considerable, and the large increase in the imports- of 

 Clydesdales and Percherons is in response to this demand. It 

 will be seen also that there was a marked increase in the number 

 of Shorthorn cattle and Lincoln sheep. 



