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udders of cows, with a chapped or scabby appearance of the muzzle. 

 The temperature is often elevated, and the affected animal loses 

 flesh and falls oil' in milk to a marked degree. 



I 'cause — (Etiology ) . 



This disease is caused by fungi, or moulds, which infest the 

 forage, and with which the animal conies in contact while pas- 

 turing on grasses containing such fungi or moulds. 



The disease gets its name, as can be seen, from the fact that 

 it is the result of some irritating fungi — hence mycotic stomatitis. 

 The fungus of rape, etc., (according to Dr. John E. Mohler, of the 

 United States Bureau of Animal Industry), and other fungi, too, 

 are held responsible for this trouble in cattle. 



As a rule the disease appears when a hot dry spell in the graz- 

 ing season is followed by rainy spells, thus the conditions which 

 are best suited for the production of fungi on the pastures. 



The disease is not fatal unless the animal affected is allowed 

 to suffer from lack of attention, while its mouth and feet are too 

 sore for the said animal to get food and water. The cow with 

 this trouble will, as a rule, eat, if the food is placed back on her 

 tongue so she can handle it. But she is not able, in many cases. 

 to take the food up alone, and get it into her mouth, owing to the 

 Aery sensitive sore mucous membranes. Potatoes, corn, etc., placed 

 back on the tongue will be readily eaten by the sick animal as 

 a rule. 



Treatment consists in placing the affected animal in good com- 

 fortable quarters, in a cool barn, feeding her by hand for the rea- 

 sons just given, and then local applications of borax in water, or 

 even salt water, will in a week or less time, restore the animal to 

 her normal condition. Creolin in water, about ten per cent, solu- 

 tion, is best for the feet. While this disease yields to treatment 

 without much difficulty, yet if the animal is allowed to remain in 

 the hot, wet pastures without treatment, the result is often a Loss 

 oi one or more of the animal's hoofs, and other serious constitu- 

 tional complications may arise. This, however, will not he the 

 sequel to Mycotic Stomatitis if the animal is properly Looked after. 



It will cause a rapid loss of both milk and flesh during the attack, 

 though, in the majority of cases. 



