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DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



simple one of wrought iron, about four inches long, the handle being 

 bent into a ring for the attachment of a cord. 



RETAINED AFTER •BIRTH. 



If the after-birth is riot expelled within forty-eight hours, it may 

 be best to hasten its expulsion. The hand should be passed into 

 the uterus, and the connection of each cotyledon (see Fig. 1089) — 

 there are sixty or seventy in all — gently severed. 



Great care is needed, as severe and dangerous hemorrhage 

 might follow a violent separation. If bleeding- follows, cojd water 

 should be dashed over the loins ; if it becomes excessive, give two 

 ounces pf fresh ergot of rye. 



Fro. 1089.— Uterus of the Cow, showing Cotyledons. 



a, Ovary cut in two; b, Graafian vesicle; c, Interior surface of the uterus; d, d, d, 

 Cotyledons. 



