QUESTIONS 221 



1. How general is the disease, bovine tuberculosis? 



2. How is its presence detected ? 



3. What dangers to the herd would result if one tubercular cow were 



allowed to mingle freely with the herd? 



4. What is tuberculin used for? 



5. What is infectious abortion ? 

 0. What are its symptoms? 



7. How does abortion att'ect the milk flow following? 



8. How is the disease spread? 



9. What means may be taken to prevent its spread? 



10. How should an aborting cow and the dead calf be handled? 

 .11. What treatment is recommended for the affected animal? 

 12'. What is milk fever? 



13. What are its symptoms (signs) ? 



14. How should a case of milk fever be treated? 



15. How should a heavy milking cow be handled to reduce the danger of 



milk fever to the least possible point' 



16. How damaging is the foot and mouth disease? 



17. What are the symptoms of tliis disease? 



18. How is it spread? 



19. What means should be taken to check an epidemic? 



20. What is ergotism? 



21. What conditions bring about foul rot in the feet of cattle? 



22. What are the symptoms of mammitis? 



23. What causes the trouble? 



24. What is the best treatment for it? 



2.5. What treatment is advised for garget? 



26. How is cow-pox spread? How cured? 



27. How should chapped teats be cared for? 



28. What may be done to remove warts on cows' teats? 



29. What brings on hoven in cattle? 



30. What is the best treatment? 



31. What conditions of feed cause scours in calves? 



32. What conditions in stalls or pen aggravate the case? 



33. How should calves suffering with common scours be handled? 



34. How may ringworm be cured? 



