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Milk Fever. 



[JAN., 



In addition to the certificate required from the Board of 

 Agriculture, it is customary for the stock to be accompanied 

 also with a certificate, which may be signed by any duly 

 qualified veterinary surgeon, relating to the health of the 

 animals to be exported. 



The owners of vessels or their representatives must present 

 to the Importation Inspectors immediately on the arrival of 

 the vessel at Buenos Ayres, a report stating the number of 

 animals on board, the class, breed, or variety, owner and con- 

 > signees of the animals, the port and date of embarkation, and 

 further specifying the number of animals that died during the 

 voyage, and indicating the apparent cause of death and the 

 symptoms observed. 



On arrival at Beunos Ayres, all cattle must be quarantined 

 for forty days, during which time they will be absolutely 

 isolated under the care of the Division of Animal Industry. At 

 the conclusion of the quarantine period they will be officially 

 tested with tuberculin, and all cattle reacting will be considered 

 ' as tuberculous, and will be slaughtered. 



Sheep, goats, and swine are to be similarly quarantined for 

 fifteen days. 



Horses are to be quarantined for eight days, and can then be 

 tested with mallein. Those that react are to be slaughtered 

 immediately, together with all those that may have been in 

 direct or indirect contact with them. 



All expenses of quarantine, isolation, maintenance, treatment, 

 and slaughtering of imported animals must be defrayed by the 

 owners or consignees. 



Parturient Apoplexy, also called Milk Fever, Dropping after 

 Calving, &c, is a disease of cows, more especially of milking 

 breeds, and chiefly occurs at the time 

 Milk Fever. when they have attained their fullest milk- 

 ing capacity. It has been recognised for 

 generations, and has been a fruitful cause of loss to the agri- 

 cultural community, the deaths in many instances averaging 

 from 40 to 60 per cent, of all cows attacked. 



An account of the symptoms, with suggested methods of 



