. 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. 124 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS Jack colts should be cared for and weaned much as suggested for horses. Because of the length of jack colts' limbs, they seem to be more liable to spring their fore legs when feeding on pas- ture than the horse colt. They are required to put too much weight on the fore legs to enable them to reach the grass, and there is a giving way in the joints; usually the knee springs in or out, but often the ankle gi
. 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. 124 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS Jack colts should be cared for and weaned much as suggested for horses. Because of the length of jack colts' limbs, they seem to be more liable to spring their fore legs when feeding on pas- ture than the horse colt. They are required to put too much weight on the fore legs to enable them to reach the grass, and there is a giving way in the joints; usually the knee springs in or out, but often the ankle gives way. Again when the dams are low, thus compelling the colt to stoop and suck, the fore limbs. Fig. 52. — Two Two-year-old Jacks. Owned by C. F. Cook, Lexington, Ky. are often cramped in such position as to increase their liability to injury. These difficulties are so serious that Knight gives the following advice: When short grazing is the cause of the trouble, put the colt in the stable and feed with suitable food; when caused by a low dam, the difficulty may be obviated by the colt being put in the stable and fed on modified cow's milk, or milk from the dam. Mules and hinnies. — The mule is the product of a jack and. 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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