VETERINARY QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1934, 19 March 1891, Page 20

VETERINARY QUERIES.

[Answered by a qualified Vt>terlm.ry Surgeon. Qaeriea must bo recgived by Monday night to ensure reply in tho succeeding i. si-.e ] Citbdwallophr.— ln replr to jour query. "What ia \h°> cause of n cow becoming what they call h'de-lioiind." it may be from Ecarcilyo? fot d and exposure, or in old &.ws from «ant of or diseased teeth, hut tfc is oftbon- a scmpi >>m of Eorcechronio internal ai'raent euc!i as tnb-rcu!oa>s. heart d.seßse, coumaiptlon of the mesenterfe stands dit-eases of the liver and Bpleeo, &c. Indeed, any' thing underminlngth© constitution Trill cause this

appearance. (2) To the question, "WHlaoow with this trouble give bad milk ? " I reply that you might as well expect to draw wholesome water out of a tank contaminated with sewage at to expect healthy milk from a diseased cow. Foetid milk may also be produced by healthy cow* chewing bones, or having access to bone manure. Mven a little sprinkled on their pasture will taint a whole dairy, or a stogie cow in a large herd after acquiring this objectionable habit may prevent the best managed factories and private dairies from producing a profitable or healthy article of diet for the table. (3) In all these cases It requires a thorough examination by an experienced qualified veterinary surgeon to diagnose the nature of the ailment before a cure oan be effected.