. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. THE BREEDING OF HORSES 123 it will starve if not looked after properly. The jennet must be carefully milked and the udder bathed in warm salt water to relieve the inflammation. Some jennets give great quantities of milk. It is a good plan not to give much stimulating food before she is due to foal, and not have her too fat. Therefore, the food should be reduced for a short time just before and after Fig. 51. — A Two-yeak-o
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. THE BREEDING OF HORSES 123 it will starve if not looked after properly. The jennet must be carefully milked and the udder bathed in warm salt water to relieve the inflammation. Some jennets give great quantities of milk. It is a good plan not to give much stimulating food before she is due to foal, and not have her too fat. Therefore, the food should be reduced for a short time just before and after Fig. 51. — A Two-yeak-old Catalonian Jack. Owned by C. F. Cook, Lexington, Ky. When it is desired to re-breed mares, we have stated that they should be mated about the seventh or ninth day after foaling, for should they fail to breed then, they are likely not to come in again while nursing the colt. On the other hand jennets breed much later, about the twelfth to fourteenth day, and if they fail to breed then, are not likely to mate while 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 Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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