The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description of the noble and useful animal, the horse ..to which is added A Prize essay on mules ..Also, an addenda, containing Annals of the turf, American stud book, rules for training, racing, &c. . t or three weeks, to that of a month or six weeks,the lambs should be in a healthy state when it is done, as underany other circumstance they are likely to be destroyed by it. Theoperation is performed by opening the scrotum or cod and draw-ing out the testicles with the spermatic cord. This is often donewith the teeth in the young state
The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description of the noble and useful animal, the horse ..to which is added A Prize essay on mules ..Also, an addenda, containing Annals of the turf, American stud book, rules for training, racing, &c. . t or three weeks, to that of a month or six weeks,the lambs should be in a healthy state when it is done, as underany other circumstance they are likely to be destroyed by it. Theoperation is performed by opening the scrotum or cod and draw-ing out the testicles with the spermatic cord. This is often donewith the teeth in the young state of the animal, but when the ope-ration is performed at a later period, it is usual to have recourse 276 DISEASES OF SHEEP. to the knife, the arteries being taken up and secured by means ofligatures or tlae searing iron; the business to be done in fair weather, when not too warm ; the gelded lambs, &c. should be kept ina dry shelter and quiet situation for a few days. • Sore nipples. Lambs very often die of hunger from their damsrefusing them suck. The cause of this is sore nipples, or sometumour in the udder, in which violent pain is excited by the strik-ing of the lamb. Washing with sugar of lead and water, or spirits,will remove the OF THE DISEASES OF SWINE. 242. Swine are subject to various diseases, but according to Lau-rence, they are not easily doctored. They are subject, he says, topox or measles, blood striking, staggers, quincy, indigestion, catarrh,peripneumonia, and inflammation of the lungs, called sick, pigs will eat, and they will take medicine in their wash ;when they will not eat, there is no help for them. As aperients,cleansers, and alteratives, sulphur, antimony, and madder, are ourgrand specifics, and they are truly useful. As cordials and tonics,treacle and strong beer, in warm wash, and good peas and the measles, sulphur, &c. and, if the patient require it, give cor-dials now and then; in staggers, bleeding, fresh air
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