. The diseases of the genital organs of domestic animals. Genital Diseases, Male -- veterinary; Genital Diseases, Female -- veterinary. 472 Diseases of the Genital Organs ment. If a heifer, her udder enlarges, verifying the assump- tion of pregnancy. Then comes a recession in the evidences of approaching parturition. The abdominal enlargement re- cedes imperceptibly for week after week, the enlarged udder slowly resumes its pre-conceptional volume and appearance, and the time for parturition draws near and passes by with- out trace of sexual function of any kind. The general health is unaffect
. The diseases of the genital organs of domestic animals. Genital Diseases, Male -- veterinary; Genital Diseases, Female -- veterinary. 472 Diseases of the Genital Organs ment. If a heifer, her udder enlarges, verifying the assump- tion of pregnancy. Then comes a recession in the evidences of approaching parturition. The abdominal enlargement re- cedes imperceptibly for week after week, the enlarged udder slowly resumes its pre-conceptional volume and appearance, and the time for parturition draws near and passes by with- out trace of sexual function of any kind. The general health is unaffected. Vaginal exploration reveals a typical uterine seal of preg- nancy. Rectal palpation, if by chance made soon after the occurrence of the hemorrhage, reveals the uterus filled with a rather firm, doughy, even mass, deeply embedded within which a fetal cadaver (or sometimes twins) may be recog- nized. As desiccation proceeds, every stage is encountered. Fig. i68—Complete Desiccation of Fetus following-Inter- Placental Henaorrhage. up to the completion of the process, shown in Y'lg. 168. Then one may palpate per rectum the limbs, ribs, head, hollow orbits, and all skeletal details. The completion of the desic- cation will naturally vary. In a fetus twenty-four inches long from nose to base of tail, I think the completion of the process requires six to eight months. Bang has procured cultures of the B. abortus from the desiccated debris. He does not state that other bacteria were or were not present. I am not aware of other bacterial 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 Williams, W. L. (Walter Long), 1856-1945; Williams, Walter Wilkinson, 1892-. Ithaca, N. Y. , The Author
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