. The diseases and disorders of the ox, with some account of the diseases of the sheep. 414 THE DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF THE OX. flows through the nose and mouth. It may he a result of acute pulmonary congestion, of laceration of the lung-tissue, or of certain specific disorders such as give rise to ulceration of the lungs or cause congestion. For example, heemoptysis may be due to tuberculosis. PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY. Pneumonia, or inflammatioti of the lungs, is not a common disease in oxen; but it is much more frequently met with co- existing with pleurisy, or inflammation of the lining mem
. The diseases and disorders of the ox, with some account of the diseases of the sheep. 414 THE DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF THE OX. flows through the nose and mouth. It may he a result of acute pulmonary congestion, of laceration of the lung-tissue, or of certain specific disorders such as give rise to ulceration of the lungs or cause congestion. For example, heemoptysis may be due to tuberculosis. PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY. Pneumonia, or inflammatioti of the lungs, is not a common disease in oxen; but it is much more frequently met with co- existing with pleurisy, or inflammation of the lining membrane of the chest and lungs. Our readers will recollect that we have already spoken at full length of the infectious disease termed pleuro-pneumonia, a malady which is one of the most deadly of the bovine scourges ; we now have, however, to discuss only. Fig. 49.—Last Stage of Spoeadic Pneumonia. the simple and non-infectious inflammations of the breathing organs, for the most part we may say dependent upon cold, damp, or chill, for their immediate causation. Cases of simple inflammation of the lungs are, as might be expected, more commonly seen in working oxen than in feeding beasts. The onset of the disease, which is not difficult of detec- tion, is, as a rule, sudden, and not uncommonly characterised by shivering fits. We have already stated that an ox in health breathes about twelve to eighteen times a minute, and the pulse numbers from forty to fifty per minute. It is a little odd that those who have most to do with oxen seldom or never acquire the knowledge where to take the pulse, although one often finds that horse-owners are well acquainted with the way. 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 Gresswell, George; Gresswell, Albert. London, Allen
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