DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 



7'.) 



An interesting subject to the breeder is as to what 

 shall be done with the carcass of an animal that has 

 been slaughtered while suffering from this disease. 

 Shall it be destroyed? or can it be used for food? 

 These are important questions, and the common opinion 

 of the eminent authors who have written on this disease 

 is that all the body, except those parts in immediate 

 proximity to the diseased tissues, are eatable. An ani- 

 mal affected with this disease should be immediately 

 removed from a herd, as it is liable to spread it among 

 the other cattle. Fig. 28 shows a small piece of a cow's 

 tongue, magnified 250 times (diameters). The fungus 

 is seen at a and b. 



Fig. 28. Microscopic section of tongue showing fungus of actinomycosis 

 at a and b, 



