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Special Report on Diseases of the Horse By: Charles B. Michener (1838-) |
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A. D. MELVIN, CHIEF OF BUREAU. SPECIAL REPORT ON DISEASES OF THE HORSE. BY Drs. PEARSON, MICHENER, LAW, HARBAUGH, TRUMBOWER, LIAUTARD, HOLCOMBE, HUIDEKOPER, MOHLER, EICHHORN, HALL, AND ADAMS. REVISED EDITION, 1916. [Illustration] WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1916. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Washington, March 30, 1916. Transcriber's note: The italic markup for single italized letters are deleted for easier reading. Minor typos have been corrected and footnotes moved to the end of the sections. This edition of the Special Report on Diseases of the Horse has been prepared in compliance with House Concurrent Resolution No. 13, passed February 3, 1916, as follows: Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring) , That there be printed and bound in cloth one hundred thousand copies of the Special Report on the Diseases of the Horse, the same to be first revised and brought to date, under the supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture; seventy thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives and thirty thousand for use of the Senate. Since the original edition issued by the Department in 1890 several editions have been printed by order of Congress. The work was reprinted in 1896, and revised and reprinted in 1903, 1908, and 1911. In accordance with the foregoing resolution it again has been revised so as to embody the latest practical development of knowledge of the subject. D. F. HOUSTON, Secretary. CONTENTS. Page. The examination of a sick horse. By Leonard Pearson 7 Fundamental principles of disease. By Rush Shippen Huidekoper 27 Methods of administering medicines. By Ch. B. Michener 44 Diseases of the digestive organs. By Ch. B. Michener 49 Diseases of the respiratory organs. By W. H. Harbaugh 95 Diseases of the urinary organs. By James Law 134 Diseases of the generative organs. By James Law 164 Diseases of the nervous system. By M. R. Trumbower 210 Diseases of the heart, blood vessels, and lymphatics. By M. R. Trumbower 247 Diseases of the eye. By James Law 274 Lameness. By A. Liautard 298 Diseases of the fetlock, ankle, and foot. By A. A. Holcombe 395 Diseases of the skin. By James Law 458 Wounds and their treatment. By Ch. B. Michener 484 Infectious diseases. By Rush Shippen Huidekoper 507 Shoeing. By John W. Adams 583 Index 607 ILLUSTRATIONS. PLATES. Page. PLATE I. Inflammation 32 II. Inflammation 32 III. Digestive apparatus 48 IV. Age of horses as indicated by teeth 58 V. Intestinal worms 92 VI. Bots 92 VII. Position of the left lung 112 VIII. Longitudinal section through kidney 136 IX. Microscopic anatomy of kidney 136 X. Microscopic anatomy of kidney 136 XI... Continue reading book >>
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