. Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Veterinary medicine. CYSTICERCUS DISEASE OF THE PIG. 77 In this method of exammmg the tongue, the operator commences by throwmg the animal on its side, usually on the right side, and holding it in this position by placing his left knee on its neck. He then passes a thick stick between the Jaws, and behind the tusks, opens the mouth obliquely, raising the upper jaw by manipulating the stick. Finally he fixes one end of this last by placing his foot upon it, and holds the other extremity by slipping it under his left arm. In this position he is able
. Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Veterinary medicine. CYSTICERCUS DISEASE OF THE PIG. 77 In this method of exammmg the tongue, the operator commences by throwmg the animal on its side, usually on the right side, and holding it in this position by placing his left knee on its neck. He then passes a thick stick between the Jaws, and behind the tusks, opens the mouth obliquely, raising the upper jaw by manipulating the stick. Finally he fixes one end of this last by placing his foot upon it, and holds the other extremity by slipping it under his left arm. In this position he is able to grasp the free end of the tongue and by digital palpation to examine the tongue itself, the gums, the free portions of the fraenum lingufe, etc. If he discovers cysts, the diagnosis is confirmed, but failure to do so. Fig. 35.—Gravid segment of pork-measle tapeworm [Tienia soZt«;«), showing the lateral branches of the uterus enlarged. (Stiles, Report Bureau of Agriculture, 1901.) by no means disposes of the possibility of infection. Eailliet declares that about one animal in four or five shows no cysts beneath the tongue, and, moreover, fraud is possible in this connection, it being quite possible to prick the little cysts with a needle so that the liquid contents escape, and examination gives no positive result. For these reasons intra-vitam examination alone is now discounted, and the chief reliance is placed on post-mortem search. Prognosis. The prognosis is very grave, not on account of danger to the lives of the infected, but because infected meat may be offered for human consumption. Should such meat, in an insufficiently cooked condition, be eaten by man, its ingestion is followed by the development of Td'nia soUiuJi. If cooking were always perfect it would destroy the. 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 perfectl
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