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CHAP. XVI. 



ON THE DISEASES OF HORNED CATTLE, AND 

 THE PROPER TREATMENT OF COWS AND 

 CALVES. 



HOR.NED and other cattle, are not fubjeft 

 to that variety of difeafes, and of unto- 

 ward accidents, which neceflarily attends the 

 fuperior luxury, and more frequent, and feverer 

 labours of the horfe, hence probably thofe 

 have not fliared the equal attention of our 

 modern veterinarians ; but fince medicine is 

 medicine flill, to whatever creature it may be 

 difpenied, whether to horfe or cow, to quadru- 

 ped or biped, the ineffable burlefque of in- 

 trvifting the prefcription of it to farriers and 

 cow-leaches, will no doubt foon be laughed oft 

 the ftage. 



On this head, had I room to fpare, it would 

 not be in my power to do more than fketch a 

 general outline of pra6lice, both from the want 

 of extenlive experience of my own, and the 

 total defed of authorities which are worthy of 

 dependance. In thofe few cafes only whicli 

 have occurred in my own praftice, or in which 

 I can borrow to advantage, I fhali be more 

 particular. 



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