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mate and the vagina should be cleansed with a suitable 

 antiseptic solution. The bull may be treated by wash- 

 ing the external parts of the sheath and the abdomen 

 with soap and water and then with a one to one thousand 

 solution of corrosive sublimate. The sheath may be in- 

 jected with a one per cent solution of carbolic acid. 



The disinfection of the stable should be done as de- 

 scribed in a subsequent chapter. It rests largely with 

 the owner as to whether the disease persists or not. The 

 measures necessary to prevent the spread of the trouble 

 in the herd may be burdensome and are very likely to be 

 neglected. It is very certain that the various methods 

 of treatment widely advertised rely for their effective- 

 ness upon such means as the farmer can apply for him- 

 self. 



