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Sig. Angle Berries. 

 Warts, 

 Remove with knife, hot iron, or ligature ; dress antiseptically. 



820. Anthrax, — Charbon. 



Splenic apoplexy ; blood disease due to anthrax bacillus. 



Attack and death sudden. 

 Plug all external openings, as nostrils, &c. 

 Bury deep without opening carcase. 

 Isolate and disinfect premises. Report to police. 



821. Aphtha. 



Thrush ; vesicles or blebs in the mouths of calves and lambs. 

 Dress with boracic acid lotion, or chlorate of potash solution. 



822. Apoplexy. 



Brain derangement. 



Cerebral, associated with stomach staggers. 

 Parturient apoplexy. 

 Give chloral hydrate and bromide of potassium. 



823. Arthritis. 



Inflammation of the joints. 

 Rest ; hot and cold applications ; blisters. 



S24. Ascitis. 



Dropsy of the abdomen. 

 Broad bandage round the body. 

 Give saline purgatives (salts), iron tonics and diuretics. 



825. Asthma. 



Broken wind ; spasm and rupture of bronchial tubes. 

 Steam nostrils with medicated watery vapour. 



826. Atrophy. 



Wasting. 

 Attention to diet, with iron tonic preparations. 



827. Azoturia. 



Blood derangement. 

 Attack sudden ; profuse sweating. 

 Discharge of bloody-coloured urine ; great pain. 

 Bleeding and dose of physic. 



828. Blackleg, or Black-Quarter. 



Lameness ; crackling swellings on parts aftected. 

 Affects young stock, mostly under two years old. 

 Change of diet ; use salt and seton as preventives. 



