FRENCH MILITARY VETERINARY MEDICINE. 
89 
Horses Cast (out of the French Army) in 1847. 
Motives for Casting. 
Horses. 
Mar e s. 
Total. 
Completely worn out 
685 
373 
1058 
Failures of Legs 
311 
188 
499 
Blind, Ophthalmics 
83 
77 
160 
Fractures, Lamenesses, Wounds, Foundered... 
267 
230 
497 
Coma, Broken Back, Anchylosis 
24 
18 
42 
Phthisis, Nasal Gleet, Chronic Affections 
217 
187 
404 
Broken Wind, Roaring, Bad Constitution 
314 
208 
522 
Restive 
32 
30 
62 
Crib-biters 
12 
3 
15 
Old Age 
9 
2 
11 
Divers motives 
29 
15 
44 
Total of Horses and Mares Cast 
1983 
1331 
3314 ‘ 
Effective strength 
23,448 
18,286 
41,734 
Horses cast per 1000 
84 
73 
79 
Total of Horses and Mares Cast 
3314 
Mean Effective in Horses and Mares 1 
44,734 
Cast per 1000 of Horses and Mares 
79 
*** The British Cavalry cast to about one-eighth of their total number of 
horses annually. — E d. Vet. 
From these statements (which do not include the reports fur- 
nished by the remount depots) we find that glanders has proved 
the principal cause of mortality, there being out of 2679 horses 
died or destroyed 1478 that have fallen victims to chronic or acute 
glanders. 
Farc) r has played but a feeble part in the mortality ; since out 
of the said 2679 deaths there have occurred but 74 of farcy. 
Next to glanders the diseases of the chest prove the cause of 
mortality, being 618 of the whole loss (2679). 
In grouping all other diseases that have occasioned death we find 
remaining to their account but 509. This accounts for their di- 
minished number as compared with the former year, as well as for 
their comparative light nature. Thus, out of 14,706 horses ad- 
mitted for treatment for other diseases than glanders and farcy and 
diseases. of the chest, there have been 4613 cases of injuries. 
