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CHAPTER 7 



PAGES 



COMMON AILMENTS OF CATTLE 150-167 



Normal conditions : The pulse, 150 Temperature, 151 

 Respiration, 151 Excretions, 151. 



Instruments and medicines : Instruments and medicines, 

 151 Drenching a cow, 152. 



Common ailments: Milk fever, 153 Abortion, 155 

 Tuberculosis, 156 Inflammation of the udder, 158 

 Scours in calves, 160 Lice, 161 Bloat, 162 Cowpox, 

 162 Blackleg, 163 Sorghum and kafir poisoning, 164 

 Corn-stalk disease, 165. 



Questions and problems 166 



Laboratory exercises 166 



Collateral reading 167 



CHAPTER 8 



MILK AND ITS PRODUCTS ........ 168-201 



Composition of milk: Average composition, 168 

 Water, 168 Fat, 169 Protein, 170 Sugar, 170 Min- 

 eral matter or ash, 171 Color of milk, 171. 



Factors affecting composition : Kind of animal, 172 

 Breed, 173 Stage of lactation, 174 Individuality of the 

 animal, 175 Interval between milkings, 175 Fore milk 

 and strippings, 176 Effect of feed, 176. 

 Market milk: Sanitary milk, 177 Certified milk, 181. 

 Butter making on the farm : Butter making on the farm, 

 182 Facilities needed, 183 What is good butter ? 183 

 Flavor, 184 Body, color, arid salt, 184 Separation of 

 cream, 185 Ripening of cream, 186 Temperature for 

 churning, 187 Churns and churning, 188 Salting and 

 working, 189 Package, 190. 



Factory products: Creameries, 191 Cheese making, 

 192 _ Condensed milk, 193 Milk flour, 194. 



Questions and problems 194 



Laboratory exercises 195 



Collateral reading 200 



