The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies; . her to the misery of the beast. Treatment.—To have any chance of success, the treat-ment must be begun in the earliest stage of the should not be milked nor oxen worked, fattening foodshould be given, careful attention paid to their housing andhealthy surroundings, and the digestive organs well lookedafter. The most appropriate food is milk, oil cake, sound hayand ground corn. Internally, cod liver oil should be givenin doses from a quarter to a half pint daily. A seton shouldbe inserted and turned daily, to counterac
The diseases of live stock and their most efficient remedies; . her to the misery of the beast. Treatment.—To have any chance of success, the treat-ment must be begun in the earliest stage of the should not be milked nor oxen worked, fattening foodshould be given, careful attention paid to their housing andhealthy surroundings, and the digestive organs well lookedafter. The most appropriate food is milk, oil cake, sound hayand ground corn. Internally, cod liver oil should be givenin doses from a quarter to a half pint daily. A seton shouldbe inserted and turned daily, to counteract the process of dis-organization. Change of climate does not seem to be of any benefit inthe consumption of cattle. On the contrary, the disease isoften produced by such a change, although from a low andswampy to a dry and well drained locality. As the hereditary character of the disease is universallyrecognized, it is not desirable to raise calves of consumptivemothers. They should be slaughtered, and others obtainedfor keeping. c: (/)m -< DO c m -<. Hollow Horn. 289 HOLLOW HORN—HOEN-AIL—ANiE MIA OF CATTLE. Definition.—^A sj)ecial diseased condition of the blood, in?which there is either a deficiency in the amount of blood inthe body, or a diminution of some of its important constitu-ents, especially the red blood corpuscles. Causes.—Such a condition of the blood may follow an at-tack of any acute disease where the recovery is slow and par-tial j but generally it is brought about by poor or insufficientfood, exposure and neglect, foul air, lack of cleanliness andother necessary conditions of health. The food may beabundant in quantity, but contain an excess of water anda deficiency of solid matter. Thus, instances are given in theCountry Gentlemans Magazine, 1874, where the exclusiveuse of roots, or of green food growing on damp soil, and eventhe persistent use of one food only, resulted in this depravedcondition of the blood. Cattle fed winter and summer onti
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