. Diseases & disorders of the horse, a treatise on equine medicine and surgery, being a contribution to the science of comparative pathology. Horses. 17 development of this disease. Anthrax is frequent in morasses and in countries exposed to inundations, and in places where water stagnates on the surface of the soil ' '. View of a Site on the Wolds of North Lincolnshire in which anthrax broke out periodically; now drained thoroughly. Indifferent diet, such as fermenting grains, or damaged food ; defective sailitation, as bad drainage and ventilation ; or food and water contaminated with th
. Diseases & disorders of the horse, a treatise on equine medicine and surgery, being a contribution to the science of comparative pathology. Horses. 17 development of this disease. Anthrax is frequent in morasses and in countries exposed to inundations, and in places where water stagnates on the surface of the soil ' '. View of a Site on the Wolds of North Lincolnshire in which anthrax broke out periodically; now drained thoroughly. Indifferent diet, such as fermenting grains, or damaged food ; defective sailitation, as bad drainage and ventilation ; or food and water contaminated with the germs of the disease, are also potent causes of anthrax. In the spring of 1884 an outbreak of anthrax occurred in a number of cart-horses under the care of Messrs. Leather, of Liverpool. These animals had been fed for some time previously on an Indian pea, which in reality, however, is more like a lentil than a pea. It is imported into Glasgow from India, and has been given not .only to horses, but is also used when ground or mixed with some kinds of cake for cattle. The horses attacked commenced to die very suddenly some time after the Indian peas had been given, and for some weeks after their use was discontinued they still died. The symptoms were roaring, bleeding from the nose, great prostration, swelling of the throat, followed in many cases by sudden death. Wh-en the Indian peas or " mutters" as they are tenned, were examined they were found to be very dirty and dusty, and .among the dust the germs of the disease were found. Aliimals have died on the Continent with similar symptoms, after being fed on the legumen, "Lathyrus ; It therefore remains to be shown whether their death was caused by a poison in the leguminous plant, or by the bacilli entering the system. C. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may n
Size: 1585px × 1577px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjecthorses, bookyear1886
