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CYCI,OPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPT,r:TE STOCK DOCTOR. 



may be used, l)ut has no special advantages over the silk. Pass the needle 

 through the skin al)out half an inch hack from the edge and tie loosely, 

 leavin": the ends about half an inch lonij^. 



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OPKKATION KOR HEMOVIN(} URINE FROM THE OX. 



Bandages arc particularly useful in cases of wounds on the legs, since 

 there the stitches will almost invariably pull out, unless thus reinforced. 

 The many-tailed l)andage shown on page 924 is verj^ useful. For further 

 details see the corresponding article iu the Horse department. 

 IX. The Caesarian Operation. 

 This is resorted to for tlic delivery of the calf, in the extremity men- 

 tioned on page 887. The belly is opened high up in the flank on the 

 right side, and an incision made in the uterus, and the calf taken out. It 

 is seldom resorted to, for obvious reasons. 

 X. Bleeding. 

 A cord is passed around the neck, and 

 tied tight enough to raise the vein, over 

 which a fleam is held and struck with the 

 blood-stick. AVhen sufficient blood has been 

 taken, remove the cord and close the wound 

 with a twisted ("figure 8" ) suture. 



The article on Bleeding, in the Horse de- 

 partment, should be read in connection with 

 the foregoing directioiis. 



Dehorning cattle: — The best way to do this is to breed them off. To 

 get rid of the horn,< from those passed beyond the "button" stage use a 

 saw or a pair of clippers. Under this age, moisten a small piece of caustic 

 l)ota&h and apply gently over the coming horn until the skin Alps from 

 the tip and the job is done. 



Bloody Milk:— Mix a pound of epsom salts and a teaspoonful of salt- 

 peter in a quart of warm water and give as a drench. Give a teaspoon- 

 fi;! of .=altpeter in a 'bran mash every night, bathe the bag with warm 

 ual! r md rub in lard and camphor. 



ox I'KEPAREl) FOR 15LEl,l>ING. 



