CATTLE AND THEIR DISEASES
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one in question, assuredly, if anywhere, some degree of independent judgment will not be censured by those who are familiar with the sad consequences resulting from the attempted ap
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e a wheel around and come boldly up again in a menacing manner; on a sudden they make a full stop at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surpr
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ather fine, squarely placed, and not too close together; hoofs small; udder full in size, in line with the belly, extending well up behind; teats of medium size, squarely placed and
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argest proportion, indeed--of the cattle known among us cannot be included under any of the races to which allusion has been made; and to the consideration of this class the present
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at this time, with the cells of the teeth, the two central ones protruding into the mouth, the next two pushing up, but not quite grown to the surface, with the third pair just perc
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ade to appear by pressing upon the base of the perineum; veins of the udder large and knotted; milk-veins large, often double, equal on both sides, and forming zig-zags, under the be
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er portion; yet we are not authorized from such discrepancies to conclude that it is a matter of chance; for all of nature's operations are conducted in accordance with fixed laws, w
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leanness and narrowness between the shape and the udder--a degree of uneasiness and fidgetiness--moaning occasionally--accelerated respiration--all these symptoms
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n, and before the grass of pastures is sufficiently grown to make it judicious to turn out the cows, the best dairymen provide a supply of green fodder in the shape of winter rye, wh
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d luxuriance, ripening its seeds about the tenth of June--and in latitudes south of that, it sometimes continues green through the mild winters. It requires three or four years to be
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uable as a food for cows; still, there are locations where it may be judicious to cultivate this root for dairy feed, and in all circumstances there is a certain portion of the crop
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will be more economical than any other which can be adopted. In latitudes, however, in which it becomes necessary to stall-feed during several months of the year, barns are indispen
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t at all like it. It is said that stripping is good for agitating the udder, the agitation of which is conducive to the withdrawal of a large quantity of milk; but there is nothing t
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k the calf takes; but it is, without doubt, very considerable. If the udder is all right, there seems to be no good reason for leaving the calf with the cow for two or three days, if
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be, he is never selected by judges as fit for human food. Hence, a well-fatted animal always commands a better price per pound than one imper
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here noticed have been arranged in alphabetical order; the whole concluding with information as to two or three operations which cannot be uninteresting to, or unprofitable for, the
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roportion of them cast their calves. Abortion, also, often follows a sudden change from poor to luxuriant food. Cows that have been out, half-starved in the winter, when incautiously
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than are cows. It most frequently occurs in dry, hot weather. It is sudden in its attacks, and often fatal in its termination. _Symptoms._--The animal is dull, and not disposed to
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riously impaired. The animal eats voraciously, for a time, but stops suddenly and trembles; the countenance assumes a peculiarly haggard appearance; there is a wild expression of the
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the navel in calves occasionally occurs, causing redness, pain, and sudden swelling in the part affected. This disease, if not promptly attended to, speedily carries off the creatur
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h becomes smaller, more suppressed, and more painful; the tongue protrudes from the mouth, and a frothy mucus is abundantly discharged; the breath becomes offensive; a purulent fluid
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d to is by the careful use of the Roman bath. Acting, like all other sudorifics in cases of fever and blood diseases, it carries off by the skin much of the poison, without unduly lo
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thirty per cent., therefore, of these herds died. This estimate excludes the calves. Most of the cows which had not calved before being attacked, lost their calves prematurely. The
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examined and all pronounced tainted with the disease, the owners concluded to stop the investigation, expressing themselves dissatisfied with the result, as not one of the animals ex
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referring to the works that I had on surgery for information, I concluded that they bore some resemblance to cancer in the human being, and determined to attempt extirpation. Subseq
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twenty-four hours. Should the contrary occur, administer one or two sudorific draughts, such as wine, warm cider, or a half-glass of brandy, in a quart of warm water,--treatment whi
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Transcriber's Note:
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List of Illustrations:
"Frolicksome" was spelled "Frolicsome" as opposed to the illustration
In color, the pure Ayrshires are generally red
"Ayrshires" was printed as "Aryshires"
Some packers put
meat in a copper which is rendered air-tight
"meat" was printed as "meal"
The principal substances of which _glue_ is made
"substances" was printed as "subtances"
degeneracy of acute into chronic dysentery
"disentery" was printed as "dystentery"
It most frequently
occurs in dry, hot weather.
"frequently" was printed as "freqently"
acquired additional deleterious agency
"acquired" was printed as "accquired"
and have found the spur in the hay wherever the
disease is found.
"disease" was printed as "diesase"
differing from like phenomena by other causes
"phenomena" was printed as "phenonema"
until this singular
phenomenon is clearly accounted for
"phenomenon" was printed as "phenonemon"
embryotomy was
in this instance employed
"embryotomy" was printed as "emrbyotomy"
The diseased lungs
sometimes attain inordinate weight.
"diseased" was printed as "direased"
supported by alcoholic
stimulants.
"alcoholic" was printed as "alcholic"
When cut into, it did
not present the red, mottled, organized appearance of those
cases with air-tight cysts.
"present" was printed as "prevent"
It comprehended
one of the parotid glands
"comprehended" was printed as "comprehened"
drawn tightly to the posterior ring, by a simple
bow-knot.
"knot" was printed as "not"
must be supplied by alcolized
water
"alcolized" was printed as "alcotized"
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