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Abnormal Retention of the Foetus - - - 198 



Symptoms and Terminations ... i99 



Causes - - - - - - 202 



Treatment - - - - - 202 



Abortion - - - - - - 204 



Sporadic Abortion .... 205 



Causes - - - - - 205 



Symptoms . . . . - 209 



Results - - - - - 211 



Pathological Anatomy - - - - 211 



Diagnosis _ . . . - 212 



Treatment . . - . . 214 



Epizootic, Enzootic, or Infectious Abortion - - 216 



Causes . . - . - 217 



Symptoms ... - - 222 



Pathological Anatomy - - - - 223 



Treatment - - - - - 224 



BOOK IV.— NOKMAL PARTUEITION - - - 227 



CHAPTER I.— PHYSIOLOGY OF PARTURITION - 227 



Section I. — Causes of Parturition - - - 228 



Section II. — The Expelling Powers - - - 229 



Section III. — Signs and Course of Parturition - 232 



CHAPTER II.— PRESENTATIONS OF THE FOETUS AND 



MECHANISM OF PARTURITION - - - 239 



Section I.— Presentations . - - - 241 



Section II. — Positions .... 242 



Section- III. — Mechanism of Parturition - - 250 



Mare - - - - - - 251 



Coio - - - - - - 254 



Other Animals ----- 255 



CHAPTER III.— NECESSARY AID IN NORMAL PAR- 

 TURITION - - - - - 255 



Section I. — Attention to the Mother - - 256 



Section II. — Attention to the Offspring - - 265 



CHAPTER IV.— SEQUELAE OF PARTURITION - - 268 



Section I. — Functional Modifications - - 268 



Section II. — Organic Modifications - - - 275 



PART SECOIsrD. 



DYSTOKIA. 



General Considerations . - . - . 279 



BOOK I— MATEBXAL DYSTOKIA - - - 289 



CHAPTER I.— DYSTOKIA BY PELVIC CONSTRICTION 289 



Complete Deformity of the Pelvis - - - 290 



Exostoses ------ 291 



