This book contains a practical treatise on the diseases of farm stock, containing brief and popular advice on the nature, cause, and treatment of disease; the common ailments; and the care and management of stock when sick. This volume abounds with helpful suggestions and valuable information for the most successful treatment of ills, accidents, and disease troubles. Complete with clear instructions and detailed illustrations, this text will be of considerable value to the serious equestrian or collector of antiquarian equine literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Facing Disease on the Farm', 'How the Animal Body is Formed', 'Some Physiology You Ought to Know', 'The Teeth as an Indication of Age', 'Examining Animals for Soundness and Health', 'Wounds and Their Treatment', 'Making a Post-Mortem Examination', etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on farming.