The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01
CLOVER BLol IN CATTLE.

ULuI[l DLUhl III Ghl | L.
Sudden Change fronl Dry 10 Green
Feed Cause Of Trouble-P Prevent
I've Measures Suggested and
Treatment Described.
Last season there was consider
able amount of b1oating in cattle as
the result Of a luxuriant growth Of
succulent white clover, and the ami
mails being permitted free access
to it without previous and gradual
preparation; and from numerous In
auiries already received, a similar
condition may reasonably be antieipat-
ed this spring. unless cattle owners
take the necessary care to prevent it.
While a sudden change from dry
feed after the winter season te
green feed of any kind, and parti-
cularly the eIovers, will produce
bloating, the cause Of the trouble
with us is chiefly white clover, be-
cause of its being In greater abun-
dance than any other varieties; and
when cattle consume large quantities
Of this green feed. which they have
net been accustomed to, it rapidly
ferments in the paunch, and the gas
there produced causes distension Of
this large stomach on the left side Of
the animal, with the characteristic
appearance and general train OF
symptoms familiar to most cattle
| owners.
Dra.ya,, 4;,y - n, aa S1arne . I1ua va Give
the most satisfactory results In
Warding off this condition. Sudden
changes of feed are risky at all
times, but more so, perhaps, in this
trouble than in some others. When
first turning cattle On clover, It
should be done gradually until the
digestive organs become accustomed
to the change, and the safest way is
not to permit them to eat this sue
cu1ent feed for longer than twenty
minutes to half an hour the first day,
and increase the length of the Pc
riod each day afterwards until it
seems to have lost its bIoating eff
| feet. 1t is safer, also, not to turn
the cattle oa this pastnra until
the dew, or frost, has gone off it.
Another method is to allow the cat
tie some dry feed, such as hay, etc.
before turning them on the clover,
which tends to prevent fermentation
H7aaSQuch of the green feed. After
u Als Agyhile, when the stomach has
= lated Itself TO the hpge
) dry to the suecu ed.
lconsume lafs guam
/ titles Of tnss ar without apparent
i Inconvenience. -
4 The internal treatment Of bloat
aims at checking the fermentation
in the stomach; and number Of
medical agents may be employed, OF
j which the following may be found
useful: One ounce doses of by
i posulphite OF soda dissolved in one
quart of water. ti7le ounce Of ereolin
i In two quarts tepid water. One
Ito two ounces tliTpentIne wei
4 shaken up with two quarts of milk.
One ounce doses OF aromatic spirit
Of ammonia IN one quart of water,
Half an ounce OF chloride of lime
1 dissolved in one pint Of tepid water.
All OF the above remedies are for
adult animals, and should be given
as drenclles.
Sometimes the gas may be per
mitted to escape through the mouth
by making q BIZ out of piece OF
I =. 1 "A h eQpe, and smearipa 80
/ e Is. The chew
Aulates secretion bS
|8| III ZEN the animal sWallo
! gas escapes up the guIlet from the
stomach.
/ It frequently does good to dash
cold water against the sides and
/ body of the animal.
In extreme cases, it becomes nee.
essary to puncture the paunch. on
i the left side, with the trocar and
canula, an instrument made for the
purpose so as to allow the gas free
exit the outside. This instrument
is made OF two pieces, the trocaI
fitting inside Of the canula, like q
sWord la a scabbard, and the two, IL
4 position, are plunged through tbs
skin into the stomach; the trocar il
withdrawn and the gas comes out
i through the canula The place te
i puneture is the highest part OF the
j swelling, which is usually about an
/ equal distance between the last rib
i the point of the hip, and the bone
i which sticks out from the backbone
j on the left side of the animal. AT
i ter the swelling has gone down, anG
4 the stonlach-WaIl has slipped off thf
end OF the eanula. the latter is takeI
out. Before using this instrument
Il it should be disinfected with some
i good disinfectant, or boiled for fif
Iteen minutes, il convenient. These
instruments for cattle may be obtain
ed from any makers of veterinary ~
struments, and are, under such con
ditions, quite valuable to cattle own
i. ers. especially in sections where NJ
& qualified veterinarians are available
Litter an animal seems to have re
4 covered from the bloating, 1t i
well to administer purgatiVa dos
of epson salts lI. pound, with half a
ounce of ground ginger, in 2 quart
! Of tepid Water1 to endeaVor to ciea
out the material from the stomach
: and bowels which has been tn
source of the troHblaW.H Dalryn7
pie. Professor Of Veterinary Science
Louisiana State University.
How Coed Roads Increase Land
Values.
The following editorial in the cnl
rent issue of Farm and Preside e.
1 plains how good roads increase Ian
/ values:
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