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W. L. WILLIAMS. 
Stallions. 
I would recommend that the Smith & Ledden stallion X be 
released from quarantine in the spring of 1888, after satisfactory 
inspection, he having never, so far as can he learned, served any 
evidently diseased mare, has shown no signs of disease himself 
and has transmitted the disease to no mares. 
Numbers IX, XIV and XY should be held firmly in quaran¬ 
tine until dead or castrated. 
In further preventing the spread of the disease I would rec¬ 
ommend that the accompanying list of exposed and diseased stal¬ 
lions and mares he printed in convenient form and widely dis¬ 
tributed among stallion owners, along with such other matter 
pertaining to the disease as you may deem best. Among which I 
would suggest— 
1st. A warning to all stallion owners that allowing any of the 
mares described in the list to be bred to any stallion, except the 
owner produce a certificate of release from quarantine from the 
Secretary of the State Board of Live Stock Commissioners, would 
subject such stallion to indefinite quarantine. 
2 d. A brief summary of the laws regarding quarantines and 
their violation. 
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3 d. A concise description of equine syphilis and also of the 
benign exanthematous venereal disease of horses, equine chancroid. 
4th. That no stallion owner should allow his stallion to serve 
mares whose history cannot be satisfactorily traced. 
5th. That no stallion be allowed to serve a mare that has any 
discharge from the vagina or swellings of the vulva, nor mares 
that show unusually persistent oestrum (heat), nor mares that are 
extremely old, debilitated or unthrifty in appearance, nor that 
present any discharge from the nostrils or show unhealthy sores 
on any part of the body, or mares partially paralyzed or unac¬ 
countably lame in the hinder parts, especially when accompanied 
by bad general health. 
6 th. That all stallion owners should take the precaution to have 
the penis of the stallion thoroughly washed immediately after 
serving each mare. 
