148 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



ilization of receptacles, and other measures of sanitation in 

 the routine operation of milking. 



Bloody Milk. 



Bloody milk is a symptom of any of the following con- 

 ditions: Mammitis, injury to the udder, hardening or in- 

 duration, tuberculous infection of the udder, the eating of 

 acrid or irritant feed, or an excessive allowance of protein 

 feed. The operation of milking also may aggravate a ten- 

 dency to hemorrhage if the udder is injured or inflamed. 



Treatment consists in determining the cause, if possi- 

 ble, and in applying the remedial measures found elsewhere 

 in this bulletin. The application of the following general 

 treatment may be sufficient to afford relief in mild cases: 



Completely milk out the udder at least four times daily, 

 at regular intervals; bathe the udder with cold water, then 

 dry and apply camphorated oil to the quarter with gentle 

 massage; avoid an excessively rich diet; encourage the ani- 

 mal to utilize as bulky a ration as is consistent with her 

 milk production; administer an occasional dose of Epsom 

 salt (about 1 pound) as needed, also a half ounce of salt- 

 peter once daily. Should the hemorrhage persist, inject 

 several ounces of a sterile 2 per cent tannic acid solution at 

 blood heat into the affected quarter by means of a milking 

 tube attached to a fountain syringe. 



Redness of milk which does not appear until several 

 hours after milking is probably due to contamination of the 

 milk with some one of the chromogenic (color-producing) 

 organisms. 



Ropy Milk. 



Milk sometimes is ropy, stringy, or slimy. The cause 

 may be in some irritant forage to which the cattle have 

 access, or other error of feeding, or the condition may be 

 of bacterial origin. 



Treatment — Affected animals should be stall-fed on a 

 properly balanced ration, or pastured on an abundant, 

 suitable growth in a well-drained meadow. Each animal 

 may receive a daily drench of Epsom salt, 2 ounces, and bi- 

 sulphite of soda, 2 drams, in 1 quart of water. 



