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)t is impr.sMblf to care for c^ ■\vs as nature would care lor them. To a certain 

 extent they are deprived of prijper laxative food and water when desired, exercise 

 and sunlight, and such \egetalile matter as nature requires to keep her genital 

 organs m a strong, healthy condition. Deing deprived of these, it is necessary that 

 they be furnished with something to take their place, thus enabling the genital 

 organs to ])erform each and every function required, such as contracting upon the 

 matured calf, causing same to be Ijorn ;it the prciper time, and expelling the after- 

 birtli within a few hours trfterwards, enabling tlie cow to come in heat at regular 

 iiiter\"als, and to get with calf when bred. 



Breeding Tonic Essential. 



Breeding Tonic, which is prepared especially for pregnant cows and heifers, 

 should be fed to pregnant cows in small quantities in their feed during the period 

 of pregnancy. This will keep the genital organs in a strong, healthy condition, 

 thereby enabling them to give birth to strong, healthy calves in the proper manner, 

 at the same time preventing retention of the afterbirth, catarrhal discharges, and 

 barrenness. 



By keeping the cow in a perfectly healthy condition, you enable dier to ward oiif 

 many diseases that might otherwise be contracted at this critical period. The feed- 

 ing of this Breeding Tonic to ]iregnant cows strengthens and invigorates the muscles 

 and all of their genital organs to such an. extent that they have no trouble in 

 calving and expellin.g the afterbirtli as Nalm'e intended. 



Never Use Force In Removing An Afterbirth. 



An afterbirth that can be removed without force or injury to the cow is in a 

 condition to come away of its own accord. 



In removing the afterbirth b\' main force it is only the body of it and such 

 buttons as are torn off that comes away, thus leaving" many serious conditions. If 

 the cotyledons or buttons are forcibly torn oft', there is .great danger of serious 

 internal hemorrhage, as well as leaving a lot of clotted blood in the womb to 

 decompose. 



When Force Is Used Parts Remain. 



The parts of the afterbirth attached to the liuttons are retained and undergo 

 l)utrefaction, and the buttons torn from the womb le.ave raw sores, which become 

 infected by the rotting, decomposing, irritating masses of forei.gn matter of which 

 a large per cent is absorbed by the s\'stem. 



Danger of Expelling the Womb. 



By using force the Iicirns of the uterus ma\- be turned inside out. This will 

 cause the cow tc) strain \iolentlv, and by so doin.g the womb is often expelled, the 

 result of which is serious and often fatal. 



The displacement of either or both horns of the womb will cause the cow 

 to strain for some time. This condition may. and often does, cause barrenness. 



It is for this reason that barrenness often occurs wdien the afterbirth is forcibly 

 removed. 



Drainage Important. 



The afterbirth should Ije allowed to remain until the butteins are ripe and in 

 condition to release it by its own weight The afterbirth in this way acts as a drain- 

 age by keeping the mouth of the womb open. This allows the contents of the womb 

 to escape, instead of being retained by closure of the mouth of the womb. 



Danger of Poison. 



In this case, the animal would be compelled to absorb the poisonous matter, 

 consisting of pieces of afterbirth which are always retained when force is used in 

 removing it. Otherwise, the mouth of the womb would close and cause the womb 



