XII. SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS. 



ity tend to weaken as sheep become better bred. Small 

 proportion of blood in the sheep as compared to other ani- 

 mals. Combustion depends on exertion. Tissue waste. Large 

 amount of vascularity unneeded in the sheep. Specific diseases 

 few as compared to some other classes of animals. Sheep 

 slaughtered before reaching maturity. Examination of sheep. 

 Proper methods of control. Kot to be held by the wool. How 

 to catch ewes. Use of the crook. How to lift the sheep. A^ari- 

 ous operations. Trifling derangements liable to become serious. 

 Diseases affecting digestive organs more numerous than any 

 others. Herding in flocks facilitates spread of infectious diseases. 

 Enzootic diseases. Bleeding; how performed. Effects of pui'ga- 

 tive drenches; how assisted. Bleeding from the jugular vein. 

 Amount of blood to be drawn. How to bleed from the cheek 

 v^in. The saphena vein, its location and how operated on. 

 Ligature. Difiiculty in bleeding fat sheep. Definition of the 

 pulse. Number of pulse beats per minute. "Where to take the 

 pulse in the sheep. Temperature not a reliable sign to go by in 

 the sheep. Effects of shearing on the temperature. The gait of 

 the animal to be taken into consideration in diagnosing diseases. 

 Other signs. Incorrect diet and lack of hygienic surroundings 

 fertile causes of disease. Prevention of disease more profitable 

 than medication. 



CHAPTEE X— DISEASES OF THE BRAIX AND 

 KEEVOUS SYSTEM. Xervous system of lower animals not 

 so sensitive as that of the human. Divisions of the nervous sy.s- 

 tem, phenomena peculiar to themselves. "When the brain is in- 

 volved in the disease. In cases of transverse paralysis. Dis- 

 ease of the spinal cord. Localized parts only paralized. In j ary 

 to corticle portion of the brain. Injuries to deeper portions; 

 what they effect. j\[ay be great derangement of function with- 

 out perceptible alteration of structure. Frenzy, encephalitis, or 



