THE DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



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are too dry and fibrous ; they accumulate and distend the stom- 

 ach beyond its normal capacity ; or the manyplus may contract 

 spasmodically and imprison the food ; in either case an inflam- 

 matory condition is the result. 



THE INTESTINES OF A COW. 



Explanations. — 1. The duodenum. 2. The jejunum. 3. The ileum. 

 4. The coecum, or blind gut. 5. The colon. 6. The rectum. 7. The mes- 

 sentery. 8. Messenteric glands. 9. The bloodvessels of the abdominal 

 viscera. 



The length of the intestines of an ox are about one hundred and twenty 

 feet, or about twenty-one times the length of his body. 



The treatment of a disease of this character is very unsatis- 

 factory, and it is very difficult, if not impossible, to write out 

 any directions that shall meet the emergencies in cases of the 

 above character. 



The following case communicated for the Veterinarian, by 



