. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 250 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS. and discharges a stringy mucus; the belly droops and the muscles on each side of the root of the tail "fall in," leaving deep hollows. Later the cow becomes uneasy, ceases eating, lies down and rises again, switches her tail, and may bel- low or moan. Soon the labor pains come on, the animal arches her back, lowers her croup, draws the belly up, and straining is more or less violent Fig. 79. — J
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 250 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS. and discharges a stringy mucus; the belly droops and the muscles on each side of the root of the tail "fall in," leaving deep hollows. Later the cow becomes uneasy, ceases eating, lies down and rises again, switches her tail, and may bel- low or moan. Soon the labor pains come on, the animal arches her back, lowers her croup, draws the belly up, and straining is more or less violent Fig. 79. — Jersey Cow "Jacoba and continuous. Soon the clear Irene," She gave 17,253 pounds .^ater-bags protrude between taining 9.^.3 pounds fat. _ '^ ^ the Ups of the vulva, though blood may precede them. The water-bags come rapidly, hang- ing downward toward the hocks, pull at the fetus, and aid in dilating the womb. In this manner these bags aid materially and should not be ruptured until they do so naturally. The after-pains come on later and expel the afterbirth which should not he left longer than twenty-four hours. For difficult parturition and removal of afterbirth, see page 334. Directly after calving, give a warm gruel of oatmeal, wheat bran, or shorts. Increase the grain ration gradually until on full feed. ft„„*«iC.«i,ftF«f-5^<y|- niilk containing 9.^3 pou: The "world's record for the breed. Owned by A. O. Auten, Jersej'^'ille, 111. THE CALF The young calf that makes its appearance normally and is bright and active needs only to be let alone as long as both cow and calf are doing well. Not all calves, however, are so fortu- nate. Occasionally one its life through want of atten- tion at time of birth. It sometimes happens that the new-born calf cannot breathe — does not establish the function of respi- ration. Steps must be taken quickly to establish Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may h
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