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pregnant animals should have antiseptics administered 

 internally, and careful attention paid to their feeding. 

 Animals that have aborted should have their 

 membranes removed as early as possible, and burnt, 

 and the uterus, vagina, external genitals, and tail, as 

 well as the hind limbs to the hoofs, should be 

 carefully treated with antiseptics. 



Nocard recommends the following solution for 



sponging the anus, tail, vulva, etc.: ^ 



Distilled, or rain water, 2 gallons. 



Hydrochloric acid, . 2^ ounces. 



Corrosive sublimate, 25^ drachms. 



The ingredients to be thoroughly mixed. 



In Denmark, after the membranes and fcetus are 



removed, and buried in lime, the genital cavity receives 



repeated washings with a one per cent, solution of 



creolin, or half per cent, of lysol, until all vaginal 



discharge has disappeared. Cows which have aborted 



are not again put to the bull until two or three months 



have elapsed, so as to prevent extension of the 



infection, and afford a better chance of their becoming 



pregnant afterwards. Even Cows and Heifers in 



infected places, and apparently healthy, receive a 



vaginal injection before copulation; afterwards the 



parts about the tail and vulva are carefully washed, 



every day, with a mild disinfectant. The Bull in an 



infected locality has the parts about the generative 



organs treated in a like manner (cleansed and 



disinfected) before and after service. Every precaution 



should be taken to prevent^ the introduction among 



healthy pregnant animals, of animals from infected 



localities. 



