618 Kidd V. Royal Agricultural Society of England. 
Me-examined hy Mr. Seymoue. 
Q. Would the animal, in your opinion, eat more greedily when the fresh 
cake was given ? — A. I should say so. 
Q. And would the tendency under these circumstances be to produce fer- 
mentation and indigestion? — A. Undoubtedly. 
Mr. JOHN CUTHBERT, sworn : examined ly Mr. Cave. 
Q. You are a veterinary surgeon residing in Leeds ? — A. I am. 
Q. What are your qualifications ? — A. I have the honour to be Presiden. 
of the Yorkshire Veterinary Medical Association. 
Q. Have you had many years' experience in your practice ? — A. I have. 
Q. Especially with horned cattle '? — A. Not especially with horned cattle. 
Q. With cattle of all sorts r — A. With cattle of all sorts. 
Q. Have you had experience in cases of tympanitis? — A. I have. 
Q. And do you agree with the preceding witness that it is caused by over- 
feeding, feeding too greedily, and by alteration of food? — A. It is caused by 
indigestion. 
Q. Arising from what ? — A. From functional derangement of the stomach 
or stomachs. 
Q. And what is the functional derangement of the stomacTi caused by ?— 
A. Probably by overloading, or by want of nervous power in the stomach, 
of which overloading would jjartially paralyse the nerves. 
Q. Does a change of diet afl'ect cattle ? — A. Very frequently. 
Q. In what way ? — A. By producing indigestion. 
Q. Does that happen more or less with stall-fed cattle ? — A. More with 
stall-fed cattle. 
Q. And are highly-bred cattle more or less disposed to it than others? — 
A. I do not think the breeding makes them more disposed to the disease, but 
the management of them renders them so. 
Q. Have yen had instances of tympanitis arising from the causes you have 
mentioned in your own practice? — A. I have. 
Q. Have you heard the evidence on this trial.? — A. I have. 
Q. In your opinion, what was the cause of the illness of Mr. Wells's cattle ? 
— A. Indigestion in the first place. 
Q. How caused? — A. The death was caused by elimination' (sic) of gas to 
the cow that died. 
Q. How do you say the indigestion was caused? — A. By overloading 
the stomach. 
Q. If cattle are kept without cake for some days, and then have it again, 
would they be likely to eat it more greedily ? — A. Undoubtedly. 
Q. Do you think giving 6 or 7 lbs. after an interval of five to ten days a 
safe thing to do ? — A. I think it is an over-dose. 
Cross-examined hy Mr. Field. 
Q. I believe your line of business is amongst horses, is not it? — A. Mine 
is a mixed practice. 
Q. But principally amongst horses ? — A. Principally. 
Q. Do you attend cows? — A. I do. 
Q. Was this case of tympanitis that you speak of with a cow or a horse?— 
A. It was a cow. 
Q. Where was it? — A. Which case do you want? 
Q, You say you have had cases of tympanitis ; have you had tympanitis 
amongst cows ? — A. Yes. 
