HEREDITARY UNSOUNDNESS.
IIOKSKS IN PUBLIC SERVICE. K7 KLKCTUIC TKLKGIt AI'II—COPYRIGHT.] [I'EH I'RESS ASSOCI»*J-ON.] (Received This Day, D.O a.m.) .M KIiHOL'RXIO; This Day. During three seasons of the Govern incut control in respect to staU lit Ins for public service, .Victoria lias been operating 2(iG 1... animals. 01' the animals examined 1973 were certificated as sound, (591, or 25.9.'} per cent, wore rejected, -142 being on the ground of .hereditary unsoundness, a.nd 2(10 «\s below the standard of Government certificate. The report of the Chief Veterinary Officer states I liafc the unsoundness of the hereditary character still exists to a considerable extent, and that_ there is ,a considerable proportion of sires unfit for their purpose on account of mongrel characteristics. During the past season New Zenland Government certificates were accepted in connection wi,th 33 stallions imported from the dominion.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 April 1910, Page 3
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138HEREDITARY UNSOUNDNESS. Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 April 1910, Page 3
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