Edinburgh veterinary review and annals of comparative pathology. [Continued as] The Veterinary review and stockowners' journal, ed. by J. Gamgee. New |
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... nature . If such be the case in open markets , how far must the evil have travelled throughout the country ? It is a very common error to suppose that , because some kind of inspection is made of the stock which arrives in London , from ...
... nature . If such be the case in open markets , how far must the evil have travelled throughout the country ? It is a very common error to suppose that , because some kind of inspection is made of the stock which arrives in London , from ...
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... nature of the frightful losses sustained amongst stock in the United Kingdom , must henceforward invest discussions on the questions I have to touch upon with an interest that should have been felt in them long since . The ...
... nature of the frightful losses sustained amongst stock in the United Kingdom , must henceforward invest discussions on the questions I have to touch upon with an interest that should have been felt in them long since . The ...
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... nature the most favoured of the divisions of the United Kingdom . It is the most remote from the vast continent over which cattle plagues spread occasionally with great rapidity ; it has a distinct insular position , which affords it an ...
... nature the most favoured of the divisions of the United Kingdom . It is the most remote from the vast continent over which cattle plagues spread occasionally with great rapidity ; it has a distinct insular position , which affords it an ...
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... nature of our enzootic diseases bids us be more careful than we have been in permitting an unrestricted traffic in diseased meat . I shall not attempt to say much concerning the diseases of sheep . The rot , so prevalent in County Clare ...
... nature of our enzootic diseases bids us be more careful than we have been in permitting an unrestricted traffic in diseased meat . I shall not attempt to say much concerning the diseases of sheep . The rot , so prevalent in County Clare ...
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... nature , and their prevention is certain . My suggestion , therefore , is , that the public should manifest an interest in the matter , combine , if you like , and show a readiness to assist Government in any scheme sufficient to meet ...
... nature , and their prevention is certain . My suggestion , therefore , is , that the public should manifest an interest in the matter , combine , if you like , and show a readiness to assist Government in any scheme sufficient to meet ...
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