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The six calves examined showed as follows: 



A summary of the condition of the herd shows that of the 31 ani- 

 mals examined, 2 calves 2 to 3 months old, and 3 cows 7 vears old 

 with perfect records were free from vaginitis; two were doubtful, and 

 four were slightly affected; all the others ranging in age from four 

 months to 16 years were affected. The calves, yearlings and two-year- 

 olds were not affected. 



The greatest trouble appeared to be in getting the animals to breed 

 and in overcoming vaginal discharge. The treatment had been varied, 

 consisting in very AA^eak carbolic acid solutions, sodium chloride, potas- 

 sium permanganate solutions and solutions of white oak bark. All 

 of these injections soioner or later seemed to produce irritation and 

 did not overcome the discharge. Williams discusses the great difficulty 

 in overcoming the trouble, and we have tried to profit by his experi- 

 ments. We recommend that the tail, buttocks and external genitals 

 be washed daily in 1-1000 solution of mercuric chloride, which was to 

 be used also freely in the stable. The vagina was to be flushed with 

 several quarts .of 0.75% compound cresol solution (or lysol) and the 

 vulva with 2% solution of same several times each week. 



The owner reported that he sold a great many of his cows after fully 

 explaining the nature of the trouble to the buyer. In fact, we received 

 a letter from one of the buyers who stated that the condition still 

 persisted in the animals purchased. The treatment applied to the 

 animals retained was reported as fairly successful. 



On October 25, 1910. we made an examination of the college herds, 

 both dairy and beef. In the daiiw herd 45 coavs (and heifers) and 3 

 cah^es were examined. The accompanying table gives the condition in 

 this herd. 



