. The diseases and disorders of the ox, with some account of the diseases of the sheep. 242 THE DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF THE OX. broke out among ihe horses which had been feeding upon the same grass and drinking the same water as the beasts. One horse died within three hours, and three others which were affected made a slow but perfect recovery. On another occasion —namely, in February 1878, out of a herd of fifty beasts to which Mr. D. Gresswell was summoned only two survived. These animals had been fed upon decomposing grains. In SHEEP the anthrax germ usually invades the intestinal tract,
. The diseases and disorders of the ox, with some account of the diseases of the sheep. 242 THE DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF THE OX. broke out among ihe horses which had been feeding upon the same grass and drinking the same water as the beasts. One horse died within three hours, and three others which were affected made a slow but perfect recovery. On another occasion —namely, in February 1878, out of a herd of fifty beasts to which Mr. D. Gresswell was summoned only two survived. These animals had been fed upon decomposing grains. In SHEEP the anthrax germ usually invades the intestinal tract, the splenic form of the disease, in which the spleen is espe- cially attacked, being much less commonly met with than is the case on the Continent, where this kind is the one which generally. Fig. 27.—Navel-ill. The above picture represents a lamb afflicted with navel-ill. The navel is seen to be greatly swollen so as to be larger than is natui-al. The poor little creature's tongue is seen to be protruding, and, indeed, our artist has faithfully delineated a certain look of helplessness and bewilderment which, in the case of a living animal, would incite the observer to search out among the resources of science for some remedy wherewith if possible to remove the cause of the suffering. occurs. When this is the case, when the intestines espe- cially are affected^ the sheep at first walk with contracted step, owing to the abdominal pain. Soon they stand with dejected look, arched back, and then they fall to the ground, and the belly may be noticed to be swollen and tender. After a time the wool drops ofif. If, on the other hand, the disease especially affects the spleen, the symptoms manifested are very similar to those met with in oxen suffering from the same disease. In lambs, however, this form of the disease is often characterised by external swellings oftentimes involving the navel. In the latter case it is spoken of as " ; The symptoms are brief
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