Handbook of meat inspection . nism has the power toproduce in the udder a septicemia which spreads and causes thedeath of the animal withiu a few days. Tumors in the udder are common in only one domestic animal—the dog. They occur as chondrofibroma, lipouia, osteoma,myxoma, sarcoma, and Carcinoma. The latter may arise primarilyin the udder and may cause the form ition of metastases. Accord- 316 -NOTEWOKTHY ORGANIC DISEASES iüg to Kitt, iu tlie larger domestic auimals, mixecl tumors, usualljadenofibromata, occur in tbe udder. Eabe also described a case ofbard cancer of tbe udder in a cow, witb
Handbook of meat inspection . nism has the power toproduce in the udder a septicemia which spreads and causes thedeath of the animal withiu a few days. Tumors in the udder are common in only one domestic animal—the dog. They occur as chondrofibroma, lipouia, osteoma,myxoma, sarcoma, and Carcinoma. The latter may arise primarilyin the udder and may cause the form ition of metastases. Accord- 316 -NOTEWOKTHY ORGANIC DISEASES iüg to Kitt, iu tlie larger domestic auimals, mixecl tumors, usualljadenofibromata, occur in tbe udder. Eabe also described a case ofbard cancer of tbe udder in a cow, witb tbe formation of metastasesiu tbe lungs. It is wellknown tbat in wbite borses tbe udder is tbemost frequent seat of melano-sarcoma. Finally, in cows we fre-quently observe papilloma upon tbe iutegumentary covering of tbeudder. Infectious Granülations.—Tbe udder is frequently tbe seat ofinfectious granülations. In tbe borse botryomycoma is most com-mon, wbile in cattle tuberculous alterations and actinomycomata Fig. 75,. Mammary tuberculosis, Affection of both left quarters. are most frequently developed. In tbe bog tbe mammary glandmust be considered as tbe most common seat of actinomycotieaffections. Botryomyeosis of tbe udder is cbaracterized by tbe presence ofbard, firm, knotty swellings in tbe mammary parencbyma, byadbesion of tbe skin witb tbe affected parts, and by tbe formation offistulse witb a sligbt discbarge of pus mised witb minute structuresresembling graius of sand. Tuberculosis of tbe udder occurs in from two to four per all tuberculous cows and may appear in two cbief foims : Tuber- ÜRINO-GENITAL APPARATUS 317 Ciliar and diffuse mammarj tuberculosis. lu the first uamed form,tiibercles up to tlio size of a nians fist may be found in tlio othor-wiso liealthy nianmiary tissno. The tubercles are liard, firm,]>;i|)illated on the surface, and exhibit caseatiou and , the tubercuh)us areas are readily distinf^uished froni the])ui
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