. Breeding of farm animals. Livestock. AILMENTS OF THE DAM 295 lard. This may be improved by the addition of one ounce of the fluid extract of belladonna. The udder should be bathed three times daily and the ointment well rubbed in after each bath. If the udder is large and pendulous, support should be given by the use of a wide piece of cloth with holes cut for the teats, and this held in place by arranging a band over the Fig. 97—Group of Swiss Toggenburg Does Cow pox.—This is a contagious inflammation of the udder, which is usually spread from one cow to another by the hands of the m
. Breeding of farm animals. Livestock. AILMENTS OF THE DAM 295 lard. This may be improved by the addition of one ounce of the fluid extract of belladonna. The udder should be bathed three times daily and the ointment well rubbed in after each bath. If the udder is large and pendulous, support should be given by the use of a wide piece of cloth with holes cut for the teats, and this held in place by arranging a band over the Fig. 97—Group of Swiss Toggenburg Does Cow pox.—This is a contagious inflammation of the udder, which is usually spread from one cow to another by the hands of the milker. The yield of milk is dimin- ished, the teats become very tender and in two or three days there appear little pealike nodules on the udder. At first these pocks contain yellow pus, which later dries into a yellowish scab. This finally falls, leaving a dis- tinct pit in the skin. The treatment is to heal the sores and to check the propagation of the germ. This can be done by bathing the udder and teats three times daily with a solution of half an ounce of hyposulphite of soda in a pint of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, Orange Judd
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