So GUIDE TO DAIRYING IN SOUTH AFRICA 



the womb with a weak antiseptic. Give the cow 

 quinine 2 drachms three times per day. The 

 womb will probably need washing out once a day 

 for three or four days. It may also be necessary to 

 give the animal stimulants. The milk should be 

 stripped from the animal but never used. 



Inflammation of the Udder. Sometimes 

 called Mammitis. 



This is nearly always due to some pus organism, 

 in which case it runs a very acute course. In other 

 cases, such as tuberculosis, it generally pursues a 

 rather chronic course. The causes are : animals 

 catchhig cold at calving time, irregular and bad 

 milking the quarters not being stripped clean, 

 injuries. It sometimes forms a sequel to other con- 

 ditions, such as inflammation of the womb. 



Symptoms. One or more quarters of the udder 

 appear to be inflamed and are hot and painful. 

 There is generally a loss of appetite ; less milk is 

 secreted, and it appears watery and does not keep. 

 In some cases the udder forms matter, little 

 abscesses forming in the substance of the gland 

 which may break externally and discharge yellow 

 matter, or most of the matter may even run off into 

 the milk canal and be drawn off with the milk. In 

 other instances the acute form gradually subsides 

 into the chronic form ; the quarter affected becomes 

 hard, due to the formation of new tissue amid its 



