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Cow. No. 56 (see Fig. 8—Cow from Myregaard), had 
calved on October 24, 1906, and was a nymphomaniac dur- 
ing the winter. She quieted down during the summer after 
two treatments, but still had sunken pelvic ligaments and an 
edematous vulva. In September 1907 the orificium was very 
much enlarged and secernating. 
Other abnormalities of the portio vaginalis are frequently 
met with, for example rents, which are generally located on 
the sides of the canal. 
Fig. 7. 
At the parturition the cervix quite often is ruptured, but 
generally the lesions heal completely; sometimes, however, 
infection results, and the wounds do not close. The cervical 
canal remains inflamed and a fissure of variable extent 
persists, 
This is nicely demonstrated in the cow from Wallens- 
gaard. (Fig. 9.) The cow calved in May 1906, and was 
regularly in heat since then. On February 15, 1907 the 
uterus was a little enlarged, and its walls were thick and 
hard; the orificium was swollen and hyperemic, the os exter- 
num wide open ,and its walls ragged and red. On the right 
