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is marked. The body temperature may vary from several degrees 

 above to below the average normal. 



The infectious form of white scours may be diagnosed l)v the 

 history of the outbreak. In this form of the disease, a largo 

 percentage of the yonng are affected and the death-rate is very 

 high. 



Calves and lambs frequently die of an acute congestion of 

 the fourth stomach. In this disease, the symptoms appear shortly 

 after feeding. It is characterized by colicky pains, convulsions 

 and coma. 



Tlie treatment is largely preventive. Young animals should 

 be provided with dry, clean, well-ventilated quarters and allowed 

 plenty of exercise. Colts thrive best if alloAved to run in a blue 

 grass pasture with the mother. If the mother is worked, suitable 

 provisions in the way of quarters and frequent nursing should 

 be provided. Calves, lambs and pigs are the most frequent 

 sufferers from insanitary quarters. In breeding, we should 

 always strive to get strong, vigorous, healthy young. The care 

 given the mother in the way of exercise and feeding is an im- 

 portant factor here. 



The first milk of the mother should not be withheld from the 

 young, especially if the animal is raised by hand. We must 

 also feed it regularly and not too much at any one time. Any 

 change in the milk should be made gradually, and it is usually 

 advisable to reduce the ration slightly \vhen such a change is 

 made, so as not to overwork the digestive organs. Pails and 

 bottles from which the animal feeds should be kept clean. 



Colts raised on cow's milk must be fed and cared for care- 

 fully. The milk must be sweet and made more digestible by 

 diluting it with one-third water. A little sugar may be added. 

 It is very advisable to add from one-half to one ounce of lime 

 water to each pint of milk fed. Frequent feeding is very neces- 

 sary at first, and we must not underestimate the quantity of 

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