Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-03-11
VETERINARY ADVICE
BY DR.. II. D. Lniker. Hope. Arkansas
Disooloration of Milk.

Disooloration Of Milk.
Even in apparently healthy dairy
cows there arises from no apparent
cause conditions which produce milk
that is off color. The most COM
mon discoiorations and irregularities
in the color and richness of milk are
Bloody Milk. Blue Mix and stringy
Milk.
These three disorders arc frequen-
tly brought about by external causes
The safest measure of prevention for
each OF the above mentioned dlscol-
oration OF milk, ia to protect the
cow by clean housing. pure water
and kind treatment.
Bloody Milk
When pink tinge arises on the
milk after it has been drawn from
the udder. IL is often the first sign
OF red water. which may result from
the COW having eaten acrid, irritant
or resinous plants.
When the udder has been injured
by blows or when 1t is congested or
infiamed. or when the circulation
OF blood from the udder has been In
creased by richer or more abundant
food, or when deposits of tuberculeI
or tumors in the udder are evident
the. milk win assume reddish
tinge in the froth. even while 1t is
r. ixo q
appears as a sediment after 1t has
been drawn, the presence of Micro
coccus Prodigiosis is evident THIS
same bacillus grows on bread.
To treat cow for bloody milk, III
Is necessary first, to determine the
cause. II the glands or duets are
congested. a pound OF EPSON Salts
should be given. and daily thereaf-
ter. give one-half ounce OF Saitpetr
with a dram of Chlorate OF Potash.
Battle the bag with hot or cold wa.rrI
and rub with camphorated lard. II
acrid or resinous plants ara respons-
ible they must be removed from the
pasture or fodder. II the feed is
too rich or abundant II must be re-
duced. II caused by deposits Of
tuhercule or tumors in the udder
The udder should be rubbed with a
combination OF Iodin ointment one
par, soft soep two parts. or mecru-
siai ointmens ana soap may be used
and great care should be exercised
In milking.
Blue Milk.
Watery milk is blue, but the pres
ence OF germ Bacillus Cyanogenes)
causes distinct blue shade even in
rich milk and cream. 1t may reach
the milk after 1t has been drawn. or
1t may find its way into the opening
OF the milk ducts and enter the milk
az II is drawn In the latter case,
freq.ient milking and injecting into
the teas soIutlon or two drains OF
Hyposulphite OF soda in a pint of
water will serve to destroy them
Stringy Milk.
This may be caused by fungus
developing in the milk after 1t has
been drawn. Such fungi do not
grow before the milk is drawn. but
in five or six hours after milking. the
surface layer OF the milk or cream
are found to be one dense net work
of filaments resembling cobwebs. II
needle is dipped into this and .if-
ted the liquid is drawn out into a
long thread The frequent cause
OF such condition is allowing the
animal to stand in banks of black
mucky soil mixed with elections Of
the animals. This condition. is
best remedied by protecting the ami
NAL against standing in stagnant
pools and the drinking of infected
water. Give the COW internally 2
drains OF Bisulphite of soad daily,
ana see that she has access to plen7
ty of pure fresh water.