Lumpy Jaw of Cattle 



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Fig. 57. Lumpy jaw, or actinomycosis. 



they will be found to be rosettes of club-shaped fungi. 

 This fungus (Cladothrix actinomyces var. bovis) is the 

 cause of the disease. 



If the tumor is free from the bone, the best treatment 

 is to remove it with the knife, and treat the part as a 

 simple wound. If it cannot be removed, in many cases 

 it can be cured by giving iodide of potash internally in 



