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TREATMENT FOR CONTAGIOUS ABORTION. 



Barn Wash — 



Corrosive sublimate, 1 oz. ; water, 8 gallons ; or 

 Bluestone, 1 oz. ; water, 4 gallons. 



Directions — 



After thoroughly cleaning out and burning all infectious ma- 

 terial, thoroughly sprinkle the drain, the floor and the stalls with 

 this solution. Repeat this often. 



Wash for the Coivs — 



Permanganate of potash, level teaspoonful; water, 3 gallons. 



Directions — 



Clip the hair on the tail and about the genital organs of any 

 cow that has aborted and is filthy. Thoroughly wash off these 

 parts with the permanganate solution until clean. Insert one end 

 of a rubber hose into the womb and hold the other end up some 

 distance. Insert a funnel into the outer end of the hose and pour 

 the wash into the funnel. When the womb is filled up with the 

 wash, lower the funnel down towards the ground and syphon the 

 solution out. This solution should be used at body temperature or 

 a little above, and never cold. Wash each filthy animal every 

 two or three days until clean. Clip the hair from over the sheath 

 of the herd bull and keep the sheath well washed with the solution. 

 There is no danger of using too much of this solution. 



Carbolic Acid Solution for Hypodermic Injection — 



Pure crystals of carbolic acid, 2>^ ozs. ; water, 1 gallon. 



Directions — 



Boil the water, cool it, add the carbolic acid and keep the so- 

 lution in a sterilized jar or jug. Treat the bull and all the cows 

 with this solution by injecting it under the skin with a hypodermic 

 syringe. It is best to prepare a chute in which each animal may 

 be securely held for the washing or for this injection. Use a 

 2-dram hypodermic syringe. Give each animal 6 syringefuls at 

 one treatment. It is best to inject each syringeful at a different 

 place on the body, a few inches, at least, apart. Repeat this every 

 ten days until six treatments are given. After the second treat- 

 ment, increase the number of syringefuls to the limit the cow will 

 stand. Give one or two extra syringefuls and wait a few minutes 

 and watch the cow's eyes. A dilatation of the pupil indicates that 

 enough has been given. When a little too much has been given 



