GENERAL DISEASES. 225 



TUBERCULAR CONSUMPTION (TUBERCU- 

 LOSIS), 



Which is so prevalent among cattle, is doubtless caused 

 by a bacillus (atmospheric mite). It may be found, says 

 Gresswell, that bovine tuberculosis can be stamped out as 

 cattle plague, foot and mouth disease, sheep scab, pleuro- 

 pneumonia, and rabies can. There are indications that 

 protective inoculation with tubercular matter obtained 

 from fowl which have died of the disease will throw light 

 on a method of prevention. 



Symotoms. — In well developed cases the ox is emaci- 

 ated ; sluggish movements ; dull look ; eyes sunken ; skin 

 dry and adheres to ribs ; hair lacks healthy luster and is 

 often damp ; slight exertion causes sweating, laborious 

 breathing, and great distress; great weakness, sometimes 

 even lowering the head to the ground for relief ; mem- 

 branes of mouth and other orifices pale yellow; appetite 

 capricious and less than in health ; dejections (excrements) 

 bad; stomach may be more or less distended with gas; 

 constipation and diarrhea may alternate; coughs up a 

 viscid, usually inodorous, but sometimes offensive matter, 

 which may contain yellowish cheesy flakes, &c. 



Remedy.— Well developed cases are incurable. In mild 

 attacks fatten and slaughter. In milk cows, stop milk- 

 ing ; give fattening food, such as oil cake and good hay ; 

 avoid grasses and roots. If there are any ulcerating scrof- 

 ulous glands, dress with carbolic acid and chalk or some 

 other antiseptic. 



CARBUNCULAR FEVER (ANTHRAX), 



Also called Texas fever, splenic fever, trembles, char- 

 bon, blain, &c, is supposed to be the disease referred to 

 in Exodus, chapter ix, as the " boil which came forth as 

 blains upon man and beast throughout all Egypt." (Rob- 

 ertson.) 



