The care of animals : a book of brief and popular advice on the diseases and ailments of farm animals . umbersthere is an increased tendency toward contagious andinfectious diseases, and extra precautions must betaken. It has been stated by some writers that thefunction or economy of disease-producing germs is toprevent an undue population of the earth. The factthat contagious diseases are most prevalent wherenumbers of animals are gathered, where hygienic andsanitary rules are not enforced, and where ignoranceprevails, tends, at least, to enforce this conclusion, andto show that, in the main,
The care of animals : a book of brief and popular advice on the diseases and ailments of farm animals . umbersthere is an increased tendency toward contagious andinfectious diseases, and extra precautions must betaken. It has been stated by some writers that thefunction or economy of disease-producing germs is toprevent an undue population of the earth. The factthat contagious diseases are most prevalent wherenumbers of animals are gathered, where hygienic andsanitary rules are not enforced, and where ignoranceprevails, tends, at least, to enforce this conclusion, andto show that, in the main, the fittest survive. In the care of domestic animals, the old adage thata stitch in time saves nine is applicable, for it ismuch easier and more economical to prevent diseases A (1) 2 The Care of Animals than to cure them. A man who understands thewants and needs of domestic animals, and who usesgood judgment and care in dealing with them, isamply repaid in the profits and satisfaction returned. One of the first essentials to the successful careand handling of stock is suitable quarters. The quar-. Fig. 2. The old-time bam and yard, in which shelter is inadequate and muchof the manure is wasted ters should protect from the inclemencies of weather,both in winter and summer. They should be light,dry and well ventilated. Dark, damp and poorlyventilated stables are hotbeds of disease. Light andan abundance of fresh air are essential to the main-tenance of health; and these can be so cheaply sup-plied that no excuse can be offered for the lack of them. The Stables 3 Cleanliness is another very important factor, for theexcrements of the animal body are not only injuriousthemselves, but they afford a breeding-place for bac-teria, and in the processes of decomposition give offnoxious gases. The common practice of stabling ani-mals over manure-pits is not beneficial to the healthof animals, however convenient it may be. Modernveterinary hygiene, both in theory and practice, fol-lows hu
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