ABSTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
ENGLISH REVIEW. 
By Prof. A. Liautard, M.D., V.M. 
Difficult Case of Parturition in a Clydesdale Mare 
[Henry Thompson, M.R.C.V.S.]. —Twenty-year-old pregnant 
mare, seventeen days overdue of her usual time, had a very dif¬ 
ficult delivery. The foal presented itself with both hocks press¬ 
ing on the brim of the pelvis and when after considerable work 
the hind legs were secured and put in good position, it was found 
that the head was bent over the leg and again the delivery ar¬ 
rested, until this was straightened on the neck and finally the foal 
was extracted. It took one hour and forty minutes to complete 
the delivery. The mare rallied wonderfully, but finally died 
50 hours after the operation. The following measurements and 
weight of the foal are given as a record to any ever published: 
Length from poll to head of the tail, 50 inches; round the girth, 
33V i length of head from poll to the nose, 18; from withers to 
the foot, 44; from hip to foot, 40; round stifle joint, 22*4 ; round 
hind shank, 6; round fore shank, 514. Weight, 156 pounds.— 
(Vet. Record.) 
Castor Oil Bean Poisoning [Thomas Parker, F.R.C.V.S.]. 
Alarming outbreak of disease among swine is reported and the 
author investigated. Out of 52 swine on the premises, three 
sows and three store pigs were ill, one boar, one sow and three 
small store pigs had died. The symptoms observed were: Off 
food, lying down, disinclined to move, crouching under the bed¬ 
ding, somewhat tucked up in the abdomen, abdominal pains, ears 
drawn back, surface of the body almost cold. Post mortem: 
Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis with large clots of blood in small 
intestine. Mesenteric lymphatic glands highly congested. An¬ 
alysis of the meal used to feed the pigs was shown to contain a 
large quantity of crushed castor oil beans, to which there was 
but little doubt the death of the pigs was due.— (Vet. Record.) 
Paralysis of the Large Intestines With Passive Im¬ 
paction [/. Willett, M.R.C.V.S.]. —Bay van gelding five years 
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