The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-07 00:00:00

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following letarg6ting to the cattle plague,
Ifs dressed to the Clerk of the Councir by
Professor flissoods, of the Royal Veterinary Col-

lege :
fiir,—l beg to submit for your coosiderailos the following
me ore, whisk have for their objeet the asestang of
the settle plegna, which wird models, is sew prevailiug
in wend pans of the cuter, as well as in the
Ludo* dairies. Ceder ouch eireamstaaces it le
much to be feared that "dm fusers, stooheweemik
tattle deals", aed others, whom interests are imarolletelly
involved, cordially so-operate in the sedesroor to
quickly extendedte the drones, diernier it may Weer.
it may ammo 'magnitude rightly to be regarded se • great
national calamity. Per this end it is important that a
persons should know—Piratly, that the diem, ripedelly
below to the ox.tirdu sad that it has never bus kliegs
to attack soy other deweestioatid asiniaL Elesomily, that
it is the most idestious, as well as the most fatal, of all
diseases athasking cattle, and that it lies dammed in the
system from seven to ten days, or often brain, befoge the
animal gives any isdications of being ideated.
Foe these Nessus it is imperatively secemeary that the
following precautions be observed:—l. net ell newly.
purchased cattle of every kind be kept apart from others
for a period of sot Wee than 12 too days. 2. That
every cattle...air keep • skid watch er his steak,
as to recopies the first iodicatious of the diens*, and, as
soon as any of Wes are missifested, cell to his exist.
awe the professimial aid of a veterinary wipes.
The early symptoms' at the disuse are usually • remarkably
dull aid dluerited coadition of the salad, whisk will
Rand with it. bud banging 'lows, ears drawn beak, sad
coat searing, refusing all food, and osessionally shivering.
A watery discharge flows from the eyes and noshils. The
skis is hot, but sometime" chilly. the temperature varying
from time to time. The extremities are sold, the breathing
short and quick, being not unfrequently accompanied with
moaning as am indication of pain. A slight cough is some- II
times present. The Omer part of the upper lip sad roof of 1
the mouth is reddened and Ghia covered with rawdosking
spots. The bowels are oreadonally ocautipated, but, in
most 'soleness, diarrhea soon min in„ the erommtioss being'
slimy and very frequently of a dirt? yellow edger. The'
.pauetration al strength is great, the animal sniggering whoa
mode to move. In milch cows the secretion at milk is
aridly diminished, and soon ceases altogether.
II & That all infected cattle be Instantly removed hone the
' healthy, and placed in situations as far from them
to
pow
I Able. As a further puesation, it would be well to have
' the healthy sashed sad elesesod. 4. That en cattle, the
Ilmobjects of this disease, be allowed to remain in any mes-
-1 dew, or pasture field, unless they csa be perfectly isolate'
' from all other cattle, u well as kept at a distance of not
use than a hundred yards from all roads alondierhich
1 cattle may be driven. 5. That every animal whisk Is vie'
hotly attacked with the disease be killed at sacs, mid
buried without delay,* and that the skis be mimed in some
1 miaisfecding fluid before being sent off the premise'.
6 That so cattle be slowed to go near to the
Tbst
no burial-places
I'
wad several weeks hue elapsed. 7. penes who
has the charge of the sick cattle be allowed to go seer errs'
healthy ones, sad that all haired aommuniestiou between I
the infected sad the healthy be strktly promoted. 8. That
so fodder, or dew. which has been wed abut the fro I
footed be takes to other animals, or eves thrown into the
fold.yard, or moos the mode heap, until it be first well
sprinkled with chloride of lime, or some other disinfect.
1 ing powder. When practicable it is desirable that all such
fodder and straw should be burst. 9. That all sheds
I and stables in which dissented cattle have been located be
thoroughly washed, cleansed, and ventilated, and likewise
diddected by whiteweshiap with quick Use. before any
other cattle are placed therein ; ad that daring their oar
impesiey by the diseased all mews sad evacuations be min-
gled. with emu disinfecting agent Wore beteg takes away.
D. That all railway cattleducks, staticroposeda, ship used
is the cattle trade, wharves and other places where cattle
are brought together, be kept as clean as pomade by fre-
quest weehiuge ; sad that disisfectente be used
whenever there is remora to believe that they
have been occupied by diseased cattle. IL That
eo store-stock, mil& cows, or cattle of say kind
which have been exposed to the infitiHof the isfeadoes,
by being lusted with the dismal& to ley fair er
market in lees time than a mouth shoe nab swears ; and
that in all cues in which it is determined t• stay the pro-
grew' of the dimes by killing salmi& so exposed, they
%dog at the time believed to be fit foe human food, the
animals be emit direct to the slaughter-houss, whoa not
killed on tbc premises of the 'rover. Tiusting that thee
measures maj prove effectivefor
JAMES thepublicgood.l
SIMOND& am, he.,
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i Royal Veterinary Collage, August 3.

4 I •Is the ease of the Loudon dairies the animals to be
I suit to the kaackers —there Wog so convasiesios for bury.
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