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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
condemnation of live stock at export stations ? Supposing that you were placed in charge 
of some large abattoir as inspector, explain how you would conduct the affairs of your 
office. What are the indications of putrefaction ? How would you examine pork for t c 
ince ? What is colostrum ; give its composition in the cow ? W hat would you consider 
a proper basis of solids in milk ? How would you determine same ? Under what condi¬ 
tions would you condemn milk as unfit lor human food ? What is the specific gravity of 
cow's milk of good quality ? What three essential parts is milk composed of, and how 
mav these principal constituents be separated ? . , ^ 
^Surgery. —Describe symptoms and surgical treatment for collection of the superior max¬ 
illary sinuses in the horse. Describe symptoms and surgical treatment of collection of he 
guttural pouches in the horse. Describe symptoms and surgical treatment of roaring in the 
horse viz. : laryngotomy or arytenectomy. Describe symptoms and surgical treatment for 
cartilaginous quittor, resection of lateral cartilage. Describe symptoms and surgical treatme t 
for amputating penis of the horse. Describe symptoms and surgical treatment of spavin . 
Describe symptoms and surgical treatment for paraphimosis. Describe symptoms and sugi- 
cal treatment for navicular disease. Describe symptoms and surgical treatment for ring¬ 
bone Describe symptoms and surgical treatment for conjunctivitis Describe symptoms 
and. 6 surgical treatment for string-halt. Describe surgical treatment for toe-crack, superfi¬ 
cial and deep. Give indications for tracheotomy in the horse—describe operation, 
scribe ovariotomy in the bitch and give physical contraindication. Describe symptoms and 
surgical treatment for impaction of the rumen of the cow. . ? 
Zootechnics.— Describe the character of an eight-year-old mouth. . What is atavimi. 
Give an example Give the signs of a good milk cow ? What precautions would you ob- 
se in purchasing a horse fof breeding purposes ? What diseases are hereditary and 
what is the relative value of pedigree and performance ? What is a.norma food, and 
what constitutes a normal day’s ration for a horse ? Describe a Dutch (Freisian) cow 
WhatTre the races of horses (equus caballus) ? Name and describe two Define and 
illustrate by example the different methods of reproduction applied to the domestic ani¬ 
mals Give the difference between the Spanish and the Oriental ass. W hat in your opin¬ 
ion is the relative influence of the male and female upon the young ? What is hybridiza¬ 
tion ? Give hybrid between equine and asinine species. W hat are die essential chaia 
teristics of a hybrid ? Define precocity ; its causes and characteristics, wi*exampk^ 
Describe the time and frequency of the menstruations in the mare and cow. At what age 
does nubertv occur in the various domestic female animals ? 
tOCS and Mater,a Medica .-What are the therapeutic uses for camphor 
What is the dose for a horse of oleum tiglii ? Hydrargyrum chlondum mite 
the nhvsioloffical actions of opium. What is the antidote for opium poisoning? Name 
die alkaloid? of hyocyamus. What are the uses of chloral hydrate and the contra-indica¬ 
tions to its use? Write a prescription for purpura. W 7 hat are the therapeutic uses of be , 
ladonna ? Give the dose of its principal alkaloid to a setter dog. What ts the antidote 
for lead poisoning ? Describe briefly the physiological actions and uses of lobeha. W t 
do you consider the best cardiac depressant? Anti-spasmodic? Alterative? What 
are the contra-indications to the use of chloroform? Describe briefly ^ ^ 
treat a case of arsenical poisoning in a dog How would you disinfect a-stable . Name 
three (3) mineral astringents. Three (3) vegetable astringents. What is the princi 
P£l1 ^olstetruf —What does successful fecundation depend upon ? Mention some of the 
causes of sterility. Describe foetal circulation. What are the uses of the liquor amnii ? 
What constitutes the umbilical cord and what purpose does it serve Give some of the 
rational and some of the material signs of pregnancy. What is the normal duration of 
pregnancy in the mare ? What in the cow ? What hygienic measures would you ob¬ 
serve in die management of animals during gestation ? Name the diseases peculiar to 
Dreg-nancy Mention some of the accidents of pregnancy. What constitutes normal y a 
turition ? 7 What are the various stages of parturition ? How would you deliver a mare 
cow in which the four feet of the foetus were presented, **5™-abdominal 
head retained ? How would you treat complete inversion of the uterus ? W hat is mam 
mitis? Give symptoms and treatment for same. 
Chemistry _Define chemistry. Define an element. What is atomic A 
Name and define the various kinds of attraction. What are the symbols for the follow,ng 
