The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-31
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The rreat.aent Of asrxst In Cow.

The TreataAent Of 0aSxet In Cows.
iiarget, or cakcd udder, which Is
known to medical men as Manmsitis,
contamination of the adder, is most
common in the spring, when tho COWS
arc about to come in. 1t prevails moro
or less Mt all Seasons, especially among
large mixers and highly fed cows, and
to some extent in cows that are badly
cared for, and exposed to tho rigOrs Of
tho weather. The first indication of 1t
is hardness OF the udder. and a stop.
page of tho flow of milk, or the ap-
pearancc of thick. stringv matter, In
,lacc of tho milk. Sometimes it up.
pears in the form of blood-like mat
tor in tho milk. This may not DO ap-
parent until the milk has been set for
cream, when tho rcd matter is found
ut the bottom of tho pan or pail. In
very rare cases, nothing but y blood.
like fluid is drawn from the teats, and
this sometimes continues for weeks.
Tho disease may be produced by var
ious causes. Physical injury to the
uldcr, as by blows, pressure, undue
exercise whom tho udder is full of milk,
exposure to cold by lying upon snow
or ice, or in wet places. or in cold
barns; Overlooking. chiefly before
calving, or too soon after it; or by
forcing the cow to large production;
or by constitutional tendency to it
when she is near -calving; all these are
frequent causes of this disorder. There
are eases in which from some physical
defect in the uddcr, tho glands arc
unable to secrctc milk from tho blood,
but eXudc tho blood itself, or an
imperfect milk, which has some Of tho
properties of the blood (chieily it is
red globulcs or colOrlng mattcr), and
which throws up cream very little
differing from that of ordinary milk.
Such cases are very rare, and arc
wholly incurablc. Gargct is more
easily prevented than cured. This re-
mark will apply to tho whole list of
diseases and other troubles, to which
cows arc subject. A careful,
obscrvant dairyman, may not have q
case of 1t in his dairy for years. while
Il neighbor may be losing half his pro-
duet through it. Prevention lies In
very careful feeding for a few weeks
before calving, during which time no
grain should be given; avoiding excess
of rich food, especially of cotton-seed
meal, which is Il dangerous food in this
respect, on account Of its highly nit
rogenous character; by carefully pro-
viding warm shelter and bedding for
the cows ut all times. and avoiding
exposure to severe weather, especially
cold rains, or damp SHOWS; and lastly,
by careful driving, and tho banishmont
of dogs from farm where COWS arc
kept. Tho treatment consists IN
giving cooling purgative. as pound
of EPSON salts, repeated after two or
three days; also, in warm lamentations
of the bag, with gentle rubbing and
kneading of the hard portions Of the
udder, until they arc softened, and
then after the udder has been dried
with q soft towel, to apply camphorated
soap liniment, mixed with an equal
part of ether; this is to be we'll rubbed
into the skin with tho hand. This
tends to allay the inflammation, and to
prevent swelling of the glands. All
the milk should be drawn of. Ii it is
thick and ropy, a solution of carbonate
of soda or salcratus in warm water,
should bo injected into the teats. and
after a few minutes MIXED out. This
alkaline injection will dissolve tho
cur.lled, acid milk, and bring it to
condition to be drawn of with easc.-
-ane,icam Agricuiiu,ist.