. 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. DISEASES OF CATTLE 337 consisting of one ounce of ginger given with a quart of sweet oil will prove advantageous. If the afterbirth remains, it is neces- sary to remove the membrane by hand. This should be done within twenty-four hours after calving, since the mouth of the womb may be so closed that it becomes difficult to introduce the hand. The operator had better dress as suggested for diffi- cult parturition (p. 334). The arm sh
. 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. DISEASES OF CATTLE 337 consisting of one ounce of ginger given with a quart of sweet oil will prove advantageous. If the afterbirth remains, it is neces- sary to remove the membrane by hand. This should be done within twenty-four hours after calving, since the mouth of the womb may be so closed that it becomes difficult to introduce the hand. The operator had better dress as suggested for diffi- cult parturition (p. 334). The arm should'also be greased as suggested for that operation, as otherwise the operator may become infected from the decaying membrane. It is a good. Fig. 101. — Red Polled Hebd. Owned by Frank Hartlin, Strasburg, Ohio. plan to wind the free portion of the hanging membrane around a small stick and roll up until it reaches the vulva. An assistant should hold the tail and membrane to one side while the operator introduces the greased arm which he passes along until the places of attachment are reached. These places of attachment will be found to resemble mushroom-shaped bodies and are detached one by one by pushing the hand between the membrane and the womb and slipping the membrane from the heads of these bodies, taking care not to rupture the womb. As the membrane is released, the assistant should keep rolling it up on the 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 Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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