Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-26

Young Animals.
We reproduce hero a portion of the
able paper on black leg in cattle pre-
pared by DR.. Paul Paquin, Of tho Mis-
souri, agricultural experiment stations:
Black leg is u disease due to parasitic
bacteria Cor gcrTns) which exist i'll GER
tain localities, particularly lowlauds and
luxurious grasses, and which, when i'll
the body Of young cattle, grow princi-
nally in tho connective tissue (between
tho skin and fesh) and in the muscles,
causing the appearance of dark, bloody,
gaseous tumors. The disease is not trans
lnitted by contact but is inoculable'di-
rectly, as will be seen further.
The nature Of disease then is: A spe-
cific, infectious maiady, contracted by
young cattle on infectious grounds and
Other infectious places, and the essential
cause is germ.
As to the symptoms oui LESSONS L shall
mention only the char5c- eristic ones.
which are fever, launn3 and local
swcllincs or black museJ &c tumc"s with
formation Of gas therein. The ordinary
observer may notice the last named
symptoms and LESSONS only.
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