The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-06-02

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to detect such diseases would often
prove serious loss to all parties con-
cerned. The bond of the stallion pro-
prietor should require him to remove
his stallion from the stud on the first
symptom of disease of any kind, and
the law should provide for the punish
ment of the owner of mare which is
known to be diseased to such owner,
but which is brought to be bred to such
licensed stallion. Such provision
would afford protection to the owners
of stations and often prevent outbreaks
of contagious and infectious diseases.
End. The horses pedigree should be
looked into. The time has surely come
when no grade stations should be al
lowed to enter the stud. None but full
bloods should be passed as eligible on
breeding.
3rd. A careful examination as to
soundness, freedom from hereditary
weakness or unsoundness, and if such
ailments as are transmitted by heredity
be found to exist, the stallion should
be condemned unless it can be clearly
shown that his ancestry on both sides
for two generations back were abso-
lutely free from such heredity, weak
ness or unsounflness.
Attn. His form and proportions
should be carefully taken, viz: height
of body and length of legs, girth of
chest and loins, form of back line,
height of head when standing natural
ly erect, girth of cannon bone just be-
low the knee, and metitarssl just be-
low the hook, weight, and form Of head
and face. as an indication of DISPOSE
ton. also his various gaits in action.
The examiners should be furnished
with uniform set of blanks. setting
forth all the points above mentioned.
and, taking hundred for perfection in
each, the examiner should give each
stallion his percentage of perfection on
each and every point and his general
average on the whole. The examiner g
fees should be paid from county OF
state funds, SO that he would be in no
way obligated to the owners Of stall
lions. A severe penalty should be at
tached by law to malfeasance of any
nature in office, and he should be re-
CURED togive bonds for the proper con-
duct of his office. The owner of stall
lion should be required to breed to on
ly a certain class and style of mares,
such as the inspector should deem
proper and define in conditions OF
license.
The inspector should be appointed by
the governor, and he should be an as.
sistant to the state veterinarian, com.
plete record of all licenses issued fol
stations in the form of duplicate OF
such licenses should be kept in the Office
of the state veterinarian and a record
of all licensed stations in each county
should be made in the Office of the
county recorder. The above mention
ed records would enable the state tC
keep better horse census. Each
owner of licensed stallion might be re-
quired to file report with the state
Veterinarian setting forth the number
of mares bred to such licensed stallion
and the number known to be pregnant
on or before December 3lst of eacf
year. If any stallion be found in thu
stud not so licensed and recorded the
law should hold the owner guilty of I
misdem eanor and he should be punish
ed accordingly; all stations should be
examined during the month of Janu
ary and if licensed they. should be re
examined for renewal oflicense during
January of each year.