The care of animals : a book of brief and popular advice on the diseases and ailments of farm animals . h the naked eye. If these specksare placed under a microscope and slightly flattened. Liimpy Jaw of Cattle 413 Fig. 57. Lumpy jaw, or actinomycosis. they will be found to be rosettes of club-shaped fungus (Cladothrix actinomyces var. hovis) is thecause of the disease. If the tumor is free from the bone, the best treatmentis to remove it with the knife, and treat the part as asimple wound. If it cannot be removed, in many casesit can be cured by giving iodide of potash internally i
The care of animals : a book of brief and popular advice on the diseases and ailments of farm animals . h the naked eye. If these specksare placed under a microscope and slightly flattened. Liimpy Jaw of Cattle 413 Fig. 57. Lumpy jaw, or actinomycosis. they will be found to be rosettes of club-shaped fungus (Cladothrix actinomyces var. hovis) is thecause of the disease. If the tumor is free from the bone, the best treatmentis to remove it with the knife, and treat the part as asimple wound. If it cannot be removed, in many casesit can be cured by giving iodide of potash internally in 414 The Care of Animals doses of one to three drams once daily, dissolved ina half pint of water. In about a week, a conditionknown as iodism is set up. This is shown by a dis-charge of mucus from the nose and eyes, and a scurfycondition of the skin, especially of the neck, as if branwere scattered at the roots of the hair. When iodism isnoticed, the medicine should be stopped. The tumor inmost cases gradually disappears, and the animal makesa good recovery. If one treatment is not sufficient, it.
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