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inflammatory new growth, which united them together, were two 
large abscesses, elongated in a backward direction, and starting 
from the reticulum in front ; in one of them was found a nail about 
2h inches in length, besides a quantity of purulent matter. From 
this point a long sinus ran forward, and communicated with the 
reticulum, out of which the nail appeared to have passed. It is 
interesting to notice that in this case the nail was a blunt one, and 
did net (like others of a more penetrating character) enter the chest, 
but took a direction backwards. 
During the year 23 cattle and 4 sheep were admitted to the 
College suffering from the following diseases : — 
Actinomycosis 7 
Abortion 2 
Strongyles in luDgs 2 
Obscure skiu disease . . . . G 
Hydatids in brain 1 
Down calving 3 
The number of morbid specimens from diseased cattle, sheep, 
and swine sent to the Veterinary College during the year 1889, were 
as follows : — 
Suppurative stomatitis .... 1. 
Tapeworm 2 
Tuberculosis 1 
Dew rot 1 
Obscure disease 1 
Traumatic pericarditis .... 1 
Tubercular pericarditis .... 1 
Cardiac abscess 1 
Valvular disease (cardiac) ... 1 
Swine fever 26 
Plouro-pneumonia 12 
Anthrax C 
Tuberculosis 3 
Diphtheria 1 
Symptomatic anthrax .... 4 
Actinomycosis 5 
Tubercular arthritis 1 
Septicaemia 1 
Pneumonia 1 
Parasitic broncho-pneumonia . . 0 
Bronchitis 2 
Proncho-pneumonia 3 
Pneumo-enteritis 1 
Gastritis 1 
Castro-enteritis 2 
Parturient apoplexy .... 1 
Intestinal haemorrhage .... 1 
Tumour 2 
Joint disease in lambs .... 1 
Parasitic diseases 3 
Skin diseases 2 
Mammitis 1 
Abortion 1 
Anaemia 1 
Kidney disease 2 
Poisoning 1 
Poisoning (arsenical) .... 1 
Poisoning suspected 1 
Acute catarrhal gastritis ... 2 
Monstrosities 3 
The following are the results of post-mortem examinations of 
animals that were sent in for investigation and died in the In- 
firmary : — 
Parasitic pneumonia .... 1 ; Symptomatic anthrax .... 2 
Actinomycosis 2 Hydatids in brain Q 
Swine plague 1 , Chronic diarrhoea .... 1 
Tuberculosis 2 ' Skin diseases 2 
Experimental Investigations. 
Experiments were conducted during the year in reference to 
tuberculosis, blackleg, swine fever, the lung-worm, and the action 
of ergot. 
