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geons; (3) that the inspecting veterinary surgeon should 
continue to be named by the prefet, but on the presentation 
of one or two members chosen by veterinarians of epizootics. 
“ M. Rossignol, of Melun , would like to see established in 
each prefecture a departmental committee, presided over by 
the departmental veterinary surgeon, and composed of vete¬ 
rinarians of districts named by their confreres. The depart¬ 
mental veterinary surgeon should be selected by competition, 
and all practitioners in the department should share in the 
sanitary service. Hence it ought not to be necessary to pass 
an examination for the office of district veterinarian. The 
diploma ought to be a sufficient guarantee. 
“ M. Viseur , of Arras, also is of opinion that all veterina¬ 
rians ought to belong to the service of epizootics, with the 
selection of higher officers by competition. That system, while 
giving to all equally a share in the sanitary service, would 
involve the institution of a council of discipline, which 
would have jurisdiction over any slips in the performance of 
these voluntarily accepted duties. 
“ M. Quivogne, of Lyon , communicated to the congress the 
resolution of the Society of Veterinarians of the South and 
South-east of France in favour of the system of a principal 
veterinarian of epizootics in each department, under whom 
should serve as members of the sanitary service all veterina¬ 
rians who are members of the society. 
“According to M. Grislet, of Toulouse , all the veterinarians 
of a department should assist in the sanitary service, but cen¬ 
tralisation should be brought about by a f consulting com¬ 
mittee on epizootics/ similar to that which assists the Minister 
of Agriculture, rather than be entrusted to a single veterina¬ 
rian the chief officer of the service. The aid of many would 
be preferable to the action of one man. 
“M. Tanguy , of Landernau, an old advocate of the necessity 
for departmental service of epizootics , developed before the 
congress a complex system, in which he introduced the agri¬ 
cultural societies and assemblies, for institution of prizes of 
encouragement for the most deserving agriculturists; and he 
suggested also a system of mutual assurance, communal or 
cantonal, whereby the proprietors of cattle might obviate the 
losses which mortality too frequently inflicts upon them. 
Instruction in public schools of the principles of hygiene and 
of zootechny would guarantee care of live stock. Finally, 
cattle lairs, markets, slaughter-houses, and knackers’ yards 
should be submitted to inspection, performed only by veteri¬ 
nary surgeons. All the veterinarians of a department should 
belong to the service of epizootics. 
