Every man his own cattle doctor: containing the causes, symptoms, and treatment of all the diseases incident to oxen, sheep, and swine; and a sketch of the anatomy and physiology of neat cattle . warm weather, unless they are permitted to run in afresh pasture where there is no exposure afte? the treatment, which is this—first, thefoot must be pared if infected, and all the ulcerous matter removed ; then apply witha swab, zig, or water strongly saturated with pulverised blue vitriol. When tho-roughly done, the rot will be removed, and the foot will be healed in four or fivedays. It is very imp
Every man his own cattle doctor: containing the causes, symptoms, and treatment of all the diseases incident to oxen, sheep, and swine; and a sketch of the anatomy and physiology of neat cattle . warm weather, unless they are permitted to run in afresh pasture where there is no exposure afte? the treatment, which is this—first, thefoot must be pared if infected, and all the ulcerous matter removed ; then apply witha swab, zig, or water strongly saturated with pulverised blue vitriol. When tho-roughly done, the rot will be removed, and the foot will be healed in four or fivedays. It is very important that the diseased animals should be separated from theflock. Fine-woolled sheep, and those that have long hoofs, are much more subjectto the rot, and more troublesome to cure. It spreads by inoculation only, and ragesworse in low wet grounds. It is important that they should be examined every weekuntil cured, which will require three or four thorough examinations, where the ulcer,ation is confirmed. By using a trough, the description of which you have in the cut below, the footcan be examined with ease; and where there is a large flock, there is a great savingin time and r The figure represents a trough which will conveniently hold two sheep, with theirfeet uppermost. The frame simply consists of a plank about six feet in length, inwhich four legs are fastened eighteen inches long. Six arms are extended from theupper side of the frame, which supports the side-boards A A, six feet long and thir-teen inches wide, and forms a trough about one foot in width at the top and fourinches at the bottom. This trough should stand near the door of another dry yard,where the sheep must remain an hour or so after the application of the vitriol, whichshould be applied between the toes of every foot. By the assistance of this apparatus,three men can go over from three to four hundred sheep in a day. Another very simple remedy is recommended by T. Baynes, of Wilmington, Dela-wa
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