GLANDERS.
Glanders is common in horses. It attacks the mucous membrane of the nose, causing ulceration. It is extremely infectious. Farcy is a more chronic form of the same disease, in which the so-called “farcy-buds” are produced. Its prevention can best be ensured by killing both actually diseased and suspected animals, if the latter give a reaction to mallein. Mallein is a product allied to tuberculin, obtained from cultivations of the bacillus of glanders. It sets up febrile reaction in glandered, but not in healthy horses. Further preventive measures are the temporary closing of public drinking fountains for horses, and the thorough cleansing and disinfection of stables. Men, especially grooms, are sometimes infected by the horse, and the disease is commonly fatal.