CATTLE 



■■(,1.(>1;1A BF.NI-'.DICTIXE." A woi Id famous champion Jersey Cow : an excellent example 

 of what has been accomplished by improved breeding, feeding and careful management. 

 The Jersey breed originated in the Island of Jersey in the Channel Islands near Ennland. The quality and richness of milk is un- 

 excelled. Jerseys are often called "the butter coir." They are very popular in the United States. Weiijht 700 pounds upward. 

 Color, many shades of fawn, reildish, silier, brolcnish, etc. 



Pleurisy is the most common lung 

 trouble in cattle. 



Causes are sudden cooling of the body, 

 as lying on damp ground or from sudden 

 chilling of the side of an animal by the 

 opening of the stable door, permitting the 

 entrance of cold air. It is noticed by the 

 stiff gait and peculiar grunt emitted when 

 animal is made to move. The elbows are 

 noticed to l)e turned out and appetite fails. 

 Mustard plasters to the side should be im- 

 mediately applied and proper treatment 

 given as soon as available. While not dan- 

 gerous, we occasionally find a large amount 

 of water will accumulate in the chest cav- 

 ity, which sometimes becomes so great as 

 to force its way out of the chest alongside 

 of the windpipe, causing more or less swell- 

 ing of the brisket. In otluT cases neglect 

 of proper treatment results in the lung 

 itself growing to the wall of the chest, caus- 

 ing more or less constant pain, which is not 

 conducive to the thriftiness of the animal. 



Verminous Bronchitis, or worms, in the 

 lung. This condition is quite frequent in 

 young calves and will be described under 

 parasites of sheep, as we have a similar 

 condition in calves, pigs, and sheep; in fact 

 in every animal which chews its cud. 



DIGESTIVE ORGANS 

 Excessive Salivation. Sometimes seen in 

 horses as a result of being fed on clover. 

 This condition does not follow such when 

 fed to cattle. It occurs in cattle from prob- 

 ably three or four causes: rabies (which 

 see page 14), inflammation of the lining of 

 the mouth from some irritant and oftener 

 as a result of a foreign body, such as a 

 ])iece of wood, corn cob, or other object 

 becoming lodged in the mouth, or from 

 choking. In the latter case animal bloats 

 very quickly. An examination of the mouth 

 is advisable, but if rabies is prevalent no at- 

 tempt at examination should be made . 



Choke: See under horses, page 19. 



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