. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. 178 NON-SPECIFIC OR GENERAL DISEASES. Fig. 46.—A large bone spavin. The predisposing causes are of the greatest impor- tance. A spavin is one of the unsoundnesses of horses that may be trans- mitted to the offspring. Young colts that have heavy bodies and are fed a fattening ration are pre- disposed to it. Crooked hind limbs, small hocks and quarters that are heavily muscled are pre- disposing factors. The ex- ternal causes are strains caused by slipping, turn- ing quickly, rearing, pull- ing heavy loads and kicks. Horses three or four ye
. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. 178 NON-SPECIFIC OR GENERAL DISEASES. Fig. 46.—A large bone spavin. The predisposing causes are of the greatest impor- tance. A spavin is one of the unsoundnesses of horses that may be trans- mitted to the offspring. Young colts that have heavy bodies and are fed a fattening ration are pre- disposed to it. Crooked hind limbs, small hocks and quarters that are heavily muscled are pre- disposing factors. The ex- ternal causes are strains caused by slipping, turn- ing quickly, rearing, pull- ing heavy loads and kicks. Horses three or four years of age if given work that favors hock strain, such as excavating cellars, may develop a spavin. The symptoms or lame- ness are more character- istic than in most diseases of the limb. At the very beginning of the inflam- mation, and sometimes for several months afterward, the lameness is intermit- tent and disappears with exercise. After a time it is permanent. It is char-. 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 Craig, Robert Alexander, 1872-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott company
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