The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-11-24

Deen shown recently Dy Or. V. a.
Moore that bacteria may be found
even in the deep parts of many udders.
1t is not impossible, therefore, that poi
son producing lamentations may oc-
cur in the cOlOstrum and that the ami
NAL may be poisoned by the absorb
ton Of this material from the udder.
IF we accept this as a working the
Dry, does it explain the known facts in
regard to milk fever, and does it har-
monte with all of them? If injurious
bacteria enter the teat, they will have
greater opportunities to become dis
tributed by the prolonged manipula-
ton and through the wide passages Of
the productive udder Of the rich mixer
than through the unmanipulated udder
of the heifer or the more confined pas
Sages of the poor mixer. After dis
tributiOn also they will find more Sc
erection upon which to feed and work
in the udder of the rich mixer than in
that of the poor mixer. If the COW is
kept MIXED out prior to calying. there
will be little opportunity for any in
furious substance to accumulate IL
harmful quantity.
1.-THE conditions that tend to prevent
milk fever are the conditions that tend
to repress the activity of the udder. as
bleeding, purging and low feeding.
That high condition without an active
udder does not predispose to milk fever
is shown by the fact that this disease
is so rare among Hereford, Galloway
and Angus cattle. although the COWS of
these breeds are usually in higher con-
ditiOn than Jerseys or GuernseyS when
they calve. 1t appears, therefore. that
there is some force in this new theory,
and it remains to determine whether
q plan of treatment based upon it will
give better results than have hereto
fore been obtained. Milk fever has al
ways been looked upon as very fatal
disease, and in different places and
different seasons the mortality has
ranged from so to 90 per cent.
''If milk fever is produced by the alb
sOrptiOn of poison developed in the
udder, the injurious material in the
udder should be removed or neutraliz-
ed as soon as possible. Frequent milk
ing, every hour or so. has for years
been looked upon as a very important
part Of the treatA ent1I all Of these
cases. But the pew hhatment goes
further than this. 1t provides for
washing out the udtfer Pure water
and many solutions have been expert
mented with. and it has been found
that ! per cent solution CT iodide Of
potash has given the best results.
About one-half pint of this solution is
injected into each teat and distributed
by rubbing and manipulation through
each quarter Of the udder. The solu-
ton is allowed to remain for Is to 80
minutes an, is then MIXED out. This
is repeated in four hours if necessary.
In making the injection a milking tube
is used to which piece of thin rubber
hose two feet long is attached. In the
loose end of this hose a small funnel is
inserted. This is held above the I'D
der, and the solution is poured into it
and allowed to run slowly into the
milk cistern and ducts.
Most careful attention must be paid
to the cleanliness of the udder and
hands and the sterility of the .instru-
ments and solution. The solution must
be made with freshly boiled distilled
water and in q sterile bottle. The in
struments-that is. the milking tube,
the rubber tubing and the funnel
must be freshly boiled and kept in a
perfectly clean dish until used. The
udder must be washed and the teats
disinfected and the hands disinfected
before the milking tube Is inserted.
All of these extraordinary precautions
are necessary 80 prevent injury to the
udder. If foreign matter or certain
bacteria are introduced with the in
struments or medicine. the udder win
become infiamed and perhaps will be
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