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PURE BRED DRAFT HORSES 
have resulted in serious and fatal termination. At the Central Kentucky 
Farms, according to Hooper, mares commonly suffer from vaginal dis¬ 
eases. 
Those reporting on the disease or ailments of colts alone are: The Haw¬ 
thorn Farm mentions distemper as the usual scourge of the stud, but now 
it is extinct since the adoption of antitoxin application, which is done by 
veterinarians. At the Arngibbon Farm the navel disease is a bugaboo 
from which no case has as yet been saved, and a so-called “kidney trouble” 
is also a common ailment for which physics are recommended. Good re¬ 
ports on colic and distemper as the common maladies occuring at the Oak¬ 
dale Farm, while Henderson mentions distemper alone. Stericker con¬ 
siders joint or navel disease as a common disease of foals. He prescribes 
the use of either iodine or corrosive sublimate to be applied to the cord 
until leaking stops. 
To secure information on the practices of different studs with regard 
to the preventive measures and remedies, or other similar steps taken in 
connection with such ailments as joint or navel ill, influenza, strangles, 
colic and diorrhoea, or the opinion of the breeders on the same, a question 
on the subject was included. Such stud farms as have more fully re¬ 
sponded have been selected and their answers given herein below: 
Cornell University 
PREVENTIVE REMEDY 
“Disinfect navel and Consult veterinarian 
have clean stall” 
Consult veterinarian 
Consult veterinarian 
Take care not to over- Consult veterinarian 
feed 
Chestnut Farms 
“Clean stables. Bed¬ 
ding d i s i nf e c t e d. 
Clean stalls daily.” 
“Never mind the tem¬ 
perature. Use stimu¬ 
lants. Keep the horse 
eating. No aconite.” 
“Blister the throat. 
Keep eating by use 
of stimulants” 
“2 oz. of pure castor oil 
generally cures this. 
If foal gets weak mix 
2 eggs with pint of 
mare’ s milk and 
drench” 
Gossard Breeding Estates 
Cleanliness at foaling Jointine (best remedy 
time and also treat- used) 
ment of mare pre¬ 
vious to foaling 
Disinfection of cars and Various 
proper care in han¬ 
dling newly bought 
horses Plenty of pine tar 
Disinfection of cars and smeared on tongue 
proper care in hand¬ 
ling newly bought 
1. Joint or navel ill 
2. Influenza 
3. Strangles 
1. Joint or navel ill 
2. Influenza 
3. Strangles 
4. Diarrhoea (in young 
foals) 
AILMENT AND DISEASE 
1. Joint or navel ill 
2. Influenza 
3. Strangles 
4. Colic 
