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udder-supply arteries are greater wlien the)' abort late, after 

 the sixth month, for instance. In such cases the degree 

 of artery relaxation is probably not very severe, and three 

 to six months rest, after the expiration of full term, may 

 result in the recovery of full breeding power, and the pre- 

 vious milking capacity. 



But — as a matter of opinion — we doubt the propriety or 

 safety of ever again subjecting any cow, whatever, io very 

 full feed zSXtx she has once aborted, earlier than the sixth 

 month of pregnancy. 



This is a topic of such importance that it must lead to 

 much discussion, and also to close investigation, which we 

 have neither space nor time to engage in at present. 

 Hence we are restricted to the less certain sphere of 

 opinion, based on probabilities. 



Resting our views on this basis, supported by analogy, 

 we advise : — 



1. That neither heifers nor cows be allowed to couple, 

 in any instance, after aborting, until eight weeks after the 

 expiration of fill term ; as, though there may be abundant 

 heat, one or more of the necessary conditions of breeding 

 may not exist. 



2. When either heifer or cow aborts from udder-supply 

 artery relaxation, before the sixth month of pregnancy, 

 coupling should be prohibited until six months after the 

 expiration of full term. 



3. Neither cows nor heifers that abort before the fourth 

 month of pregnancy should be allowed to couple in less 

 than nine months after the expiration of full term. It is 

 to be understood, also, that a moderate amount of feed, for 

 several weeks after an abortment, is much safer than full 

 feeding. The quantity of feed should be reduced consid- 

 erably, forthwith, after miscarriage, to prevent the engorge- 

 ment of the uterine and ovarian blood-vessels ; and to pre- 

 clude, as far as practicable, the long delay of recovery that 



