Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18
DAILY KENNEBEc JOURNAL. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 49,

to seleet bulls which will nick we'll
with the cows Of given herd.
These facts are equally true for
milk production and butterfat per-
centage.
Contagious Abortion
UP to the present 1t had been
commonly supposed that an INBRED
hener could not carry contagious
abortion. 1t was possible to show
by actual test in finding the germ
for this disease that INBRED heifers
could be infected and carry con-
tagious abortion in their udders. It
rs OF interest to note that one of
tnese heifers carried calf less
than 100 days whereas the other one
carried hep calf the full time.
Elther OF these cows would of
course be source Of potential in
Iection 10 the free animals within
any nero. 1t is thus very important
10 examine all cows which enter a
Ultra Violet Rays for Strength and
Health
During the past year studies have
oeen made Of the vitamine content
OF milk and the way to increase this
rIlamln content and thus increasing
ehe value of milk for human food
ounRght is composed 81 a mixture
=, many different colored lights in
~ ou!ns rays invisible to the eye
SHOWN as ultraviolet. This ultra
s vioet Ight Will not pass through
eo. - produces sunburn. It acts
ricketts, or bow legs are corrected
making children with HEALTHY homes
Inc fact that this ultra violet light
properly used, will prevent or c,,re
rickets, leads to the idea that mira
Violet light treatment of the row
might cause the anti-rachitic sinh
stance to be increased in the milk.
Inns hypothesis was tested, using
Holsteln-Frlesian cows as the source
OF milk, and chickens as the animals
| 10 test the curative properties of
! THIS milk for ricketts, or bow legs. II
was found that the milk coming
from the cows exposed to ultra
violet light was capable of curing
ricketts, in these chickens, indicating
that the anti-rachitic property OF
the milk Is increased by treatment OF
the COW by ultra violet or to some
source of this vitamine.
The results thus point to the fol.
lowing conclusions "a that the sub.
stance necessary to prevent rickets
Is absorbed by the cow exposed tc
ultra violet light and secreted in the
milk, (2) that the cows prevented
from receiving ultra violet light are
not able to secrete this anti "a chitic
substance in sufficient quantities tc
cure or allay the progress of clinica
rlckets, 90 that an environments
factor is transmitted by the COW tc
her offspring through the medium
OF her milk. The results SUCCESS
that the high incidence of rick.
cts in children during the late
winter months is due to theil
mothers not receiving enough ultra
violet light and~that during preg
nancy or while in lactation care
should be taken to receive a certain
amount Of direct sunlight.
This work has also been continued
to show the effect of ultra violet
light on the, growth and development
OF young calves. BY the use of this
i1gnt 1t es been possible to show
that a more rapid growth takes
! place. that the coat of these calves
have a much better appearance and
| the calves themselves deyelop a
slightly different form, being more
rounded and well built than those
! which do not receive ultra violet
/ light. The work, therefore, sug-
, gests that 1t is desirable to give
cows plenty Of sunlight, that is, sun.
light that does not come through
glass. In this way 1t helps to in
crease their condition and makes
their growth much better.