. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. 304 INFECTIOUS DISEASES as two or three per cent. Because of the erosions and sloughing of the tissues of the mouth, feet and udder it becomes necessary to kill manj of the animals. Young animals frequently die of inflammation of the digestive tract. The immunity conferred by an attack of the disease is not permanent. The most economical measures of prevention and control are to buy and slaughter all diseased and exposed animals, bury the carcasses in quicklime, disinfect the premises '(Figs. 107, 108. Fig. 107.—Federal inspector exaniini
. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. 304 INFECTIOUS DISEASES as two or three per cent. Because of the erosions and sloughing of the tissues of the mouth, feet and udder it becomes necessary to kill manj of the animals. Young animals frequently die of inflammation of the digestive tract. The immunity conferred by an attack of the disease is not permanent. The most economical measures of prevention and control are to buy and slaughter all diseased and exposed animals, bury the carcasses in quicklime, disinfect the premises '(Figs. 107, 108. Fig. 107.—Federal inspector exaniining the mouth of a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease. and 109) and enforce a district, county and State quarantine (Figs. 107, 108 and 109), until after the infection has died out. This statement may not In^ld true of methods of control in countries where foot-and-mouth disease is widely distributed. Tetanus. Lockjaw.—This is an acute infectious disease that is cliaracterized by spasmodic contractions of volantary muscles. The specific germ remains at the point of infection, and produces toxins that cause tetanic contractions of the muscles. It commonly affects horses, mules, cattle, sheep and swine. The disease is most common in warm, temperate 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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