CHAPTEE XIV. 

 BREEDING AND SOflE OF ITS EFFECTS. 



The stcckman is dependent on the offspring of animals 

 for his main source of income, consequently their birth 

 and after treatment together with treatment of the dam 

 both before and after giving birth to the young animal 

 become of great importance to him. Accidents at birth, 

 diseases of the new born, abortions, all tend to reduce 

 his profits, consequently to minimize loss he must know 

 how to prevent and meet disease. 



The reproduction of the young constitutes the science 

 of Obstetrics; while generation is a natural healthy pro- 

 cess, domestication has more or less interfered with its 

 natural healthy ending; -various diseases often occur 

 which consequently call for treatment. The earlier stages 

 of obstetrics, such as the signs and duration of heat, the 

 process of conception, the time employed carrying the 

 young (gestation) have been discussed; parturition, or 

 the act of bringing forth the young and the subsequent 

 treatment of dam and offspring will now receive atten- 

 tion. 



Pregnancy. It is important to know the signs of an 

 animal being with young, or as it is often expressed, 

 pregnant; such are increased docility; a tendency to fat- 

 ten; a depraved appetite (tendency to eat dirt, etc.); and 

 a cessation of heat, not always infallible. Other signs 

 more significant are shown towards the latter end of the 



