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opinion can be formed ; moreover, confirmation 

 of the opinion rests with the Board of Agricul- 

 ture, as this is a notifiable disease, and compensa- 

 tion is paid out of the funds of the local authority, 

 acting under the directions of the Board of Agri- 

 culture, and anyone suspecting the existence of 

 it on their premises should notify it at once, 

 otherwise much inconvenience may be caused. 

 It is an infectious complaint, and communicable 

 through drinking-vessels and feeding-troughs, etc., 

 to other pigs, but not to other animals so far as 

 known. 



Teats (Soreness of) 



The teats of cows are frequently sore, such 

 soreness arising from several causes. Warty 

 growths upon them are common, and frequently 

 lead to bleeding, so that when the teats are handled 

 the animals object to being milked. 



Cracks, or fissures, are also common, and are 

 chiefly the result of allowing the teats to become 

 wet and foul. There is a specific inflammation, 

 which shows itself as an eruption upon the teats. 

 This is the so-called " cow-pox," and is trans- 

 missible from one cow to another, by the hands 

 of the milker. 



Circular ulcers follow the blisters, and very 



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