x Veterinary Elements. 



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Chap. VI. The Milk Glands and their Functions. The udder. Diagram 

 of a section of a quarter. The secretion of milk. Holding up 

 the milk. Milk veins and wells. Composition of milk 84-94 



Chap. VII. The Blood and Lymphatic System. Clotting and blood 

 cells. The heart and the circulation. Arteries and veins. 

 Lymphatic vessels and nodes. Leucocytes and their work 95-102 



Chap. VIII. The Nervous System and Special Senses. Nerves and their 

 work. The brain and spinal cord. Scale of intelligence in 

 animals. The eye and its accessories. The ear. The skin and 

 what it indicates. The handling. The hair as an indication 

 of quality. Color markings. Horns, ergots and chestnuts 103-115 



Chap. IX. The Foot Its Care and Shoeing. The hoof and its con- 

 tents. The white line. The bars and frog. Rate of growth of 

 horn. The care of the feet. Signs of a good foot. Shoeing. 

 Forging and interfering. Corns and contracted feet. Shoe- 

 ing a kicker. Types of shoes 116-128 



Chap. X. Holding a Post-Mortem. The necessary tools. Methods to 

 be followed. Parts calling for careful scrutiny. Significance 

 of cheesiness of a lymph node 129-132 



Chap. XI. Simple Farm Medicines. The qualifications of an animal 

 nurse. The medicine chest. Dose table according to age. 

 Some convenient measures. Drugs, their and uses. Poisons 

 and antidotes 133-145 



Chap. XII. Mode of Giving Medicines. Channels of entrance of medi- 

 cines into the body. Giving medicines to horses, cattle, sheep 

 and pigs. Precautions to be observed. Steaming animals. 

 The application of blisters 146-151 



Part II. Diseases; their Prevention and Treatment. 



Chap. Xlli. Nursing of Sick Animals. The sick stall. Ventilation and 

 light. Bedding and clothing. The pulse rate and tempera- 

 ture. Valuable symptoms, the breathing, condition of the 

 feces (dung), urine and skin. The recruiting ground for vet- 

 erinarians. Watering stock. Feeding the sick. Washing and 

 clipping. Bandaging. Inflammation and its signs 152-166 



Chap. XIV. Breeding and Some of Its Effects. Obstetrics and preg- 

 nancy. The time of parturition. Natural births. Difficult 

 deliveries. Skilled help necessary. Attention to the new- 

 born. Removal of the afterbirth. Putting out the womb 

 (casting the withers). Garget and its treatment. Milk fever, 

 its prevention and treatment : 167-182 



