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will prevent any portion from being scattered, and burn 

 or bury deeply ; disinfect the floor and walls of stall where 

 the abortion took place as long as the cow is discharging 

 any fluids from the womb. A gallon of distilled or boiled 

 water containing about one per cent Carbolic Acid should 

 be injected into the womb with an ordinary hose and 

 funnel. This should be repeated once a day for a week. 

 Use a solution of the same strength for washing the tail 

 and parts around the outer part of the womb, or in Tact 

 any part that the discharge of an aborting cow may come 

 in contact with. 



Internally, give Methylen Blue in thirty grain doses, 

 every other day for two weeks. This is an exceptionally 

 disagreeable drug to administer as it stains everything it 

 <3omes in contact with. Place it in a gelatin capsule or 

 -have your druggist prepare six or seven capsules contain- 

 ing thirty grains each. Then administer with capsule 

 gun. Insist on pure Methylen Blue, accept no substitute. 

 This treatment has proven very effective in many lo- 

 calities where strict aseptic precautions were carried out, 

 as washing out the womb or any parts that the discharge 

 of an aborting cow may come in contact with and proper 

 cleanliness and disinfection of stables, etc. Cows should 

 not be bred for several weeks following abortion or as 

 long as there is a discharge present. Bulls should be 

 treated in much the same way, as administering Methy- 

 len Blue in same size doses for the same length of time 

 as that of the cow. But in addition to this, use a one per 

 cent solution of Carbolic Acid for injecting into the bulPs 

 sheath, holding the end of the sheath while the solution is 

 being injected, until it is well distended; holding the 

 opening of the sheatfe allowing the solution to remain as 

 long as convenient. Also, wash belly, muzzle, etc., with 

 a solution of the same strength. 



