The stewards reported that an employee 'brought the means with which to administer a substance into the stable yard, without the permission of the veterinary officer'.

Movement restrictions had been imposed by the chief veterinary officer.

The lab's top veterinary officer ruled the pet was in so much pain he should be put down.

His personal connections in the rural areas cultivated during his travels as a senior veterinary officer during the second half of the 1950s were seen as an additional electoral asset.

There was only a small number of permanently employed regimental veterinary officers.