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handling an animal affected with braxy, because 

 it may have anthrax, and infection occur if the 

 shepherd has any slight abrasion on his hands. 



Never skin a braxied sheep. Neither ought 

 the flesh to be eaten, as such is attended with 

 considerable risk to human life. 



Many people eat braxied flesh, and it is quite 

 common to find a piece of braxied mutton dried 

 and hanging up in the homesteads of Scottish 

 crofters. Wet, dry, and dumb forms of braxy 

 have been described, but the clinical significance 

 attachable thereto, is of no particular importance. 



Broken Wind 



This pathological condition is confined to the 

 horse, and is of common occurrence. It is denoted 

 by a characteristic cough which, once heard, is 

 easily recognised a second time. It is a peculiar 

 hollow cough. In addition to the cough, the 

 breathing furnishes evidence of broken wind. 

 The act of inspiration is performed normally, but 

 the expiratory efforts abnormally. The last-named 

 is double, constituting the so-called " double lift." 

 Expiratory effort is divided into two portions : 

 the first part of the act being to expel the air as 

 normally, but, in the second portion of it, the 

 remainder of the air in the chest is apparently 

 squeezed out oj it in a gradual manner. Com- 

 mercially speaking a broken-winded horse has 



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