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VARIETIES. 
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. 
In the House of Commons, in reply to Colonel Kingscote, 
Lord G. Hamilton said : “An outbreak of foot and mouth disease 
amongst American cattle at Derby was reported to the Privy 
Council, and an inquiry was immediately instituted. From this it 
appeared that a number of cattle were brought from Canada and 
landed at Liverpool, from the steamship Dominion. When landed 
they were twice inspected and examined, and were found to be 
free from disease. Eleven of them were purchased and sent on 
to Derby, and having been there found by the local Government 
inspector to be affected with foot and mouth disease, they were 
slaughtered. It is clear that the disease must have been con¬ 
tracted between the time they were landed and June 10th, because 
they were inspected in Canada before leaving, and had they then 
had the seeds of the disease, they would have developed it during 
the voyage. Certain cargoes of cattle were also sent from Liver¬ 
pool to Nottingham, but on examination they were not found to 
be affected by disease.— Veterinary Journal. 
A NEW VETERINARY SCHOOL. 
The Iowa Agricultural College is about re-organizing its V et- 
erinary Department, and we are told will establish a veterinary 
college in connection with the curriculum of agricultural studies- 
The faculty will consist of six or seven specially qualified pro¬ 
fessors, and we understand the new undertaking is to be supported 
by the Legislature of that great State. We will give notice of 
the course of studies as soon as we receive the announcement of 
the new school. 
ABORTION IN COWS, 
The steady increase of abortion in cows has caused a desire for 
a full and complete investigation into its cause, prevention and 
cure. In obedience to a resolution v the President of the Board of 
