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3. Bloody Urine. 



This condition is merely a symptom of some pri- 

 mary ailment, such as arise from injuries, gravel, 

 poisons, roots or mouldy silage. 



Treatment: Symptomatic treatment is about 

 all that can be given. It must be aimed at the 

 causative factor. Whole flaxseed jelly in teaspoon- 

 ful doses given in bran and oats is soothing to 

 the urinary organs. 



4. Impotence. 



Sterility in the ram usually means fattening for 

 market, as it is not profitable to experiment with 

 a sterile ram. Sometimes finding this out is rather 

 expensive, and it is a good plan to "try" several 

 ewes in heat early in the season before turning 

 the ram into the flock. 



It is commonly due to lack of exercise. Range 

 bucks for this reason suffer but little from this 

 condition. Medicinal treatment, if attempted in 

 a valuable animal, must be subordinated to exer- 

 cise to achieve any results. Damiana or yohimbin 

 in small, repeated doses, together with nourishing, 

 but not too concentrated food, may be beneficial. 



