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stiff; he may seem dead but for his heavy breathing. Apoplexy, Page 

 249. 



Blood vomited out that is dark colored and contains particles of food ; loss of 

 appetite. Blood From Stomach, Page 250. 



Bowels. Animal is found straining and unable to empty the bowels. Stric- 

 ture of the Rectum or Large Bowel, Page 263. 



Bowels. Either too loose or costive ; craving for filthy food ; loss of appetite ; 

 fits (in young pigs) fever ; urine brown in color and scanty. Indigestion, 

 Page 259. 



Bowels. Extreme looseness of bowels without any disease. Diarrhea and 

 Scours, Page 252. 



Bowels. Soft tumors found near the outer opening of the large bowel. Piles, 

 Page 264. 



Breathing difficult and quickened ; hoarse cough ; loss 'of appetite ; discharge of 

 mucus from the mouth (sometimes from the nose too) pushing head out; 

 fever; weakness. Bronchitis, Page 250. 



Breathing difficult; sore and swollen glands under the throat; neck swollen; 

 swallowing difficult ; protruding of the tongue from the mouth covered 

 with slaver. Quinsy, Page 265. 



Breathing fast and laborious breathing; fever following a chill; loss of appe- 

 tite; uneasiness; severe coughing; pain. Pneumonia or Lung Fever, 

 Page 265. 



Breathing fast; back arched; pains in the side; chills; fever; some coughing; 

 uneasiness. Pleurisy, Page 265. 



Breathing fast; bloating; pain; chills; fever; tenderness of abdomen; vomit- 

 ing ; quickened pulse. Peritonitis, Page 264. 



Breathing fast ; dry, persistent, harsh cough, especially when exercised ; con- 

 tinued falling 1 away and weakness ; diarrhea or constipation. (The symp- 

 toms of tuberculosis have no very decided characteristics. The tuberculin 

 test is a surer way of determining the presence of the disease.) Tuber- 

 culosis, Page 269. 



Breathing hard and difficult in later stages of the disease ; grating and gnash- 

 ing of teeth; groaning; convulsions. First symptoms are: extremely 

 painful swelling on the neck near the larynx. The hair on this swelling 

 soon becomes bleached, stands on end and is brittle and hard. White 

 Bristle, Page 271. 



Breathing rapid and laborious in last stages of the disease ; poor appetite ; de- 

 lirium. (The hog runs about wildly, generally in a circle. He seems 

 blind and runs into things.) In first stages the symptoms are: acts 

 stupid : constipated bowels ; pulse hard and quick. Epilepsy, Page 253. 



Bunch puffy soft bunch at the navel which can be pressed back through the 

 opening into the body. Navel Hernia or Rupture, Page 263. 



Cancerous condition of sow's tail developed during pigging time. Cancer of 

 the Tail, Page 250. 



Cheeks, lips and tongue are covered with pimples that are yellowish-white 

 and full of pus following a slavering at the mouth ; gnashing of teeth, dis- 



