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times. Feed laxative food as hot wheat bran mashes or 

 steamed rolled oats. Also feed vegetables, such as y)ota- 

 toes, apples, carrots and kale. It is also advisable to ap- 

 ply the following- over the region of the lungs just l)ack 

 of the fore legs: Aqua Ammonia Fort., four ounces; 

 Oil of Turpentine, four ounces; Eaw Linseed Oil, six 

 ounces. Mix and shake well and apply two or three times 

 daily. It is also advisable to hand rub the legs and band- 

 age them with woolen cloths. 



If the above treatment is properly carried out, the 

 animal will make a complete recovery in a week or ten 

 days. 



LOSS OF CUD 



Cause: This condition cannot always be traced to a 

 definite cause, as it is a symptom of all diseases where 

 the process of rumination is interfered with. The only 

 method by which a cow will again chew her cud is to re- 

 store her back to health by the proper medical treatment. 

 Artificial cuds are of no value and frequently are a det- 

 riment to the animal. Other symptoms aside from those 

 of the animal not chewing cud will always make their 

 appearance, as constipation, diarrhoea, elevation of the 

 temperature, etc. The animal should be thoroughly 

 examined and the disease treated under its special head- 

 ing. 



MANGE 

 (Scabies) 



Cause : There are four different parasites which pro- 

 duce Mange or Scabies in cattle. However, three of 

 these parasites are rarely seen. The Symbotis Com- 

 munis is the parasite commonly seen in American cat- 

 tle. These parasites multiply very rapidly and are con- 

 veyed from diseased animals to healthy ones by their 

 hodies coming in contact with one another and by healthy 

 animals rubbing against fences, walls, posts, etc., where 

 mangy cattle have previously nibbed. 



