The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . ir flesh and in a good, vigorouscondition. As the bull may be the means of spreading the disease,precautions should be taken to see that a bull does not cover acow which has aborted, until after she has been carefully treated,and even then it would be best to disinfect the bull after coveringher. He should also be disinfected after covering any suspiciouscows. To disinfect the bull, pass a piece of rubber tubing intothe sheath and hold the end of the sheath tight around it, elevatethe
The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . ir flesh and in a good, vigorouscondition. As the bull may be the means of spreading the disease,precautions should be taken to see that a bull does not cover acow which has aborted, until after she has been carefully treated,and even then it would be best to disinfect the bull after coveringher. He should also be disinfected after covering any suspiciouscows. To disinfect the bull, pass a piece of rubber tubing intothe sheath and hold the end of the sheath tight around it, elevatethe other end of the tube, put a funnel in it, and pour the disin-fecting solution into funnel; use the same solution as for flushingout the womb of the cow. The funnel should be held as high asthe back. Hold the solution in the sheath for a few minutes afterit fills. Repeat every second day for a number of days. If a cow aborts and there is good reason to believe that itmight be of a contagious nature, all the pregnant cows should Diseases of Cattle o ^ ^3- 2.« h-3g g 3 ?<». c 1-^ 3O S ? o 2 Ci 3 D.^. DISEASES OF CATTLE - 507 have their vulvas, and back part of hips and tails washed off once aday, for a few days, with a 3 per cent. Carbolic Acid solution,or the I to 1000 Corrosive Sublimate solution. While, perhaps, contagious abortion is more often seenamong cows than other animals, it may affect any of the animals;it not infrequently attacks mares where quite a large number arekept for breeding. The same general treatment should be givento all. CONTAGIOUS PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. —This is one of the most fatal and contagious diseases to which cattle aresubject. As the name indicates, it is an inflammation of the lungsand the pleura, or covering. It was brought into this coimtryfrom Europe, where it has caused heavy losses to the cattleindustry. Through the efforts of the Bureau of Animal Industry,the disease has been stamped out in the United States, and theonly danger now lies
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