638 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



AVlion this cumi)licati(»ii arises in valuable animals, breetlfti's should secure 

 the best of veterinary service to treat it. 



Failure to come in heat in a reasonable time (six to eight weeks) after 

 calving is usually clue to disease of some one or more of the reproductive 

 organs and an effort should be made to determine the cause and correct 

 it if possible. Disease of the reproductive organs arc more eft'ectively 

 treated it ti'cal men t is slarted early. Ilian if :i11(»\\(m| jo run itii for inonllis 

 before an ellort is made to correct tliem. 



Failure ''to catch," after two or more services at regular intervals, 

 is usually due to some disease of the reproductive organs. The cause 

 should be determined and removed if possible. Eepeated service under 

 such conditions tends to aggravate the condition. 



Continuous ''heat'' or irregularity in the ''heat periods" is usually an 

 indication of ovarian trouble and should be treated at the earliest possibk' 

 time. 



No general treatment of disease of the reproductive organs can 'i>e 

 outlined, but eadi case must be carefully examined and tlie treatment 

 determined by the condition. Best results will be obtained if an early 

 diagnosis is made and treatment applied. Long standing cases usually 

 fail to respond. For economic reasons, the treatment for sterility is ap- 

 plicable only to highly valuable animals, but even in these prevention 

 is worth more than treatment. 



