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an epidemic, nnd consequently all animals in a given dis- 
trict are more or less liable to become its subjects ; but, like all 
other diseases of the same class, if the animals are made to 
undergo any exertion at that particular period of time, then 
they are more likely to become affected. 1 will give you an 
example. A man shall have 20 head of fat stock on his 
premises, which shall be in a fit state to go to market ; he 
shall select ten out of them to send to the London market : 
the ten that are sent to the London market will, not unfre- 
quently, become affected with the disease w T hile on the road, 
and the other animals that remained at home will continue 
healthy. 
151. You do not think that that disease is caught on the 
road? — No; I merely consider the animal itself is brought 
into a state favorable for the reception of the disease by the 
exertion it has undergone, and the altered circumstances 
under which it is placed. 
152. Mr. Miles. — State your reason why you think that 
disease should be included in this clause ? — For the same 
reason that pleuro-pneumonia should be included, namely, 
that although the disease assumes an epizootic form, it 
spreads likewise from contagion. 
153. Is the meat of animals slaughtered while this disease 
is upon them unfit for human use ? — I do not think it is. 
154. Mr. Gurdon. — You were talking about the foot 
disease as an epidemic; do you not think that sheep are 
more liable to the foot disease in a rich wet pasture than on 
a firm dry land ? — There are several diseases of the foot of 
sheep w hich are commonly considered to be identical ; 
whereas it is known professionally that sheep are subject to 
an ordinary “ foot-rot, ” and are more particularly exposed to 
that disease when depastured on rich pasture ground in parks, 
and so on, particularly if the nature of the soil is clayey ; 
the disease thus arising altogether from local causes, has 
many characteristics in common with the other disease of 
the foot, which is produced from special or particular causes, 
and consequently the two things are likely to be confounded 
together. 
155. Chairman. — I think you recommended that farcy 
should be included among the diseases in the Bill? — Yes. 
156. Sir John Shelley. — In your experience do you consider 
that the affection of the foot is inherited by the lamb ? — I 
have known some cases. 
157- I want to know with respect to this new disease, 
whether there have not been instances to a great extent of 
lambs and of ewes affected by the disorder inheriting the dis- 
