#glanders

Above: Characteristic swelling in an infected animal following Mallein Test. 

Below: Further view of similar case after Mallein Test. 

June 1, 1915: Common Cup for Horses

June 1, 1915:  Municipal Journalarticle. Watering Horses in Cities. “The years 1914 and 1915 saw an epidemic of glanders in several sections of the Atlantic coast states, and many cities closed their existing horse drinking fountains, as it was believed that the disease was spread by the common use of bowls or troughs. Instead, drivers were asked, or required by ordinance, to carry with each…

June 1, 1915: Common Cup for Horses

June 1, 1915:  Municipal Journalarticle. Watering Horses in Cities. “The years 1914 and 1915 saw an epidemic of glanders in several sections of the Atlantic coast states, and many cities closed their existing horse drinking fountains, as it was believed that the disease was spread by the common use of bowls or troughs. Instead, drivers were asked, or required by ordinance, to carry with each…

June 1, 1915: Common Cup for Horses

June 1, 1915:  Municipal Journalarticle. Watering Horses in Cities. “The years 1914 and 1915 saw an epidemic of glanders in several sections of the Atlantic coast states, and many cities closed their existing horse drinking fountains, as it was believed that the disease was spread by the common use of bowls or troughs. Instead, drivers were asked, or required by ordinance, to carry with each…

दिल्ली में बड़ी संख्या में घोड़ों का कत्ल, केजरीवाल सरकार कर रही है दिन रात काम #killing #horse

नई दिल्ली : ग्लेंडर्स नामक संक्रमण से संक्रमित सभी घोड़ों को जहर देकर दफना दिया गया है. बुधवार को पशुपालन विभाग की टीम ने राजा गार्डन स्थित संजय गांधी पशु चिकित्सालय के पीछे जेसीबी से गड्ढा खोद कर इन्हें दफना दिया गया. उधर, बाकी घोड़ों के ब्लड सैंपल लेने का सिलसिला जारी है. विभाग के अनुसार, पिछले चार दिन में 700 से ज्यादा सैंपल हरियाणा के हिसार स्थित राष्ट्रीय अश्व अनुसंधान केंद्र भेजे गए हैं.

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Vets and animal welfare in the West

In May 1932, T. Swann Harding published The Metamorphosis of the Horse Doctor. In it he vividly described the life of a veterinary surgeon in rural Virginia before the 1870s. Carrying a bag of rudimentary instruments that included a knife, a needle and a ball of twine, these animal practitioners charged round their parish in a sprung gig carriage, administering to horse, pig or cow as necessary.…

June 1, 1915: Common Cup for Horses

June 1, 1915: Municipal Journalarticle. Watering Horses in Cities. “The years 1914 and 1915 saw an epidemic of glanders in several sections of the Atlantic coast states, and many cities closed their existing horse drinking fountains, as it was believed that the disease was spread by the common use of bowls or troughs. Instead, drivers were asked, or required by ordinance, to carry with each…