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upon the gullet, which will give rise to chronic bloat- 

 ing. 



The most common seat of this disease is the udder. 

 Animals affected with tuberculosis gradually pine 

 away, that is, if they are suffering from what is known 

 as acute or open tuberculosis. They may live in- 

 definitely if afflicted with sub-acute or closed tuber- 

 culosis. 



If you have any doubts about your own cattle, it 

 will be best to write to your state agricultural college. 

 They will be able to help you to relieve the cause and 

 to cure and prevent the spread of this disease. They 

 will also be able to post you on the proper methods of 

 stable ventilation. In this connection we might sug- 

 gest that you write to the University of Wisconsin 

 Agricultural Experiment Station and ask for Bulletin 

 No. 23 on "Bovine Tuberculosis." 



