SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
COLORADO VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
"1 he semi-annual meeting* of this association was held in the 
buildings of the Division of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado Ag¬ 
ricultural College, Ft. Collins, Colo., May 31 and June 1, 1912. 
This meeting was considered to be the best meeting in the 
history of the association. About 40 veterinarians and 50 stu¬ 
dents of veterinary medicine were present. There were also many 
of the ladies of the veterinarians present. 
THE BUSINESS MEETING. 
The address of welcome was given by Mr. Fred P. Stow on 
behalf of the Mayor of the city. Address of welcome to the col¬ 
lege was given by Dean S. Arthur Johnson. Response to these 
addresses was made on behalf of the association by Dr. Geo. W. 
Dickey. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
It was moved, seconded and carried that the president ap¬ 
point a committee to define the terms used in the State Stallion 
Law. 
The following committee was appointed: Dr. I. E. Newsom, 
chairman; Dr. Geo. W. Dickey, Dr. R. H. Bird. 
The following is the report of the committee: 
Spavin shall be understood to mean bone spavin only. 
Ringbone shall be understood as any bony enlargement in¬ 
volving the joints of the limb below the fetlock. 
Roaring shall be understood to mean a loud and unnatural 
sound caused by paralysis of one or more muscles of the larynx. 
Periodic ophthalmia shall be understood to mean an acute pe¬ 
riodic inflammation of the internal structures of the eye, resulting 
finally in blindness. 
Venereal diseases shall be understood as meaning dourine.- 
coital exanthema or any other contagious or infectious disease of 
the generative organs communicable to the female. 
The report was adopted after much discussion and particu¬ 
larly a lively one on the subject of spavin. The secretary was 
instructed to send copies of this report to each member of the 
association, to the secretary of the Stock Inspecton Board. 
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