VETERINARY COLUMN

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 23 August 1911, Page 1

VETERINARY COLUMN

Farmers Council.

SNUFFLES, SNIFFLES, NASAL CATABKH.

There is first a slight discharge of mucus from the nostrils, gradually increasing till it causes cough, sneer* ing and difficulty of breathing. The membrane of the nose becomes thick* enedandthe nostril swollen and de* formed. Blood is often discharged from the nostril, which gives tear perory relief, but the heetnorrhage is apt to recur, and so undermine the animal's strength. The best treatment is the administration of copper sulphate night and morning, in dosos of 3 to 5 grains, with good food and cleanliness. The disease is often fatal, and it is generally well established before it is noticed. There is a worm (pentastome) which makes its way into the spaces between the turbinated bones, and produces the same train of symptoms as those already described. it is very seldom dislodged, save by accident, or in the act of sneezing, and if suspected, a spoonful of snuff may be shaken in the stye to induce sneezing, 01 great relief is obtained by burning cayenne popper in the stye. Sprains, Sores and Bruises.

Collections of pus must be opened, washed, and anointed with turpentine oil till healed. Bad bruises, resulting from blows, should be rubbed with a mixture of 2 oz. of soap and I of drachm powdered camphor. Sprains may be treated similarly. Stye, ob Blaixi;.

Stye, or Blaiae, is a white blister the size of a pea on the tongue, which indicates a violent and very dangerous fever. There are also loss of appetite, dull eyes, rooting with the snout, trembling, and uneasy granting. Eelief is sometimes obtainnl by opening the blister and rubbing; the wound with salt and vinegar. Worms. It does not always pay to keep pigs, and never does to keep worms, if any ace noticed in the dung, measures should be taken at once to get rid of them, as they multiply with astounding rapidity. If a jrg does not respond to the ration he is receiving, and shows no signs of illness, he may justly be suspected of worms, and suitable remedies prescribed. These are santonin, powdered glass, dolichos, bachu, salt, turpentine, areca nut, and 01. filieis maris. It is most difficult to lay down the dose for animals varying from two pounds to two hundredweight, but we ( have found a fairly piactical working scale by estimating the pig's weight relative to that of the human child or adult, and giving proportional doses. Cod-liver Oil fob Fattening Pigs. . Experiments conducted among pigs in Essex and by the TT.M.A. Bureau of Agriculture, prove the great value of cod-liver oil for making flesh rapidly and bacon of good quality. Twenty pigs separated from a lot of three hundred, averaging ia weight from five to fifteen stone, received two ounces of oil daily with as much meal as they pleased. The rest of the lot were treated in exactly the same manner, but got no oil. Those re* ceiving the oil are stated io h»;ve consumed less food, and when killed weighed the heaviest and made the most money in the London market, the fat being firm and white. vVnea the daily allowance of oil was increased to four ounces per day the fat became yellow, and the flesh acquired a fishy taste. For small pigs an ounce daily was found the most economical quantity. It should be specially recommended for bad thrivers, and after any debiliating illness, as also for those pigs fed largely on maize. The latter cereal is found in this country to produce iat which dissolves out in frying, and leaves but a shadow of the matutinal rasher to represent the plump one put in the pan. Both cod-liver oil and linseed oil materially aid the fattening process without this objection, which strange to say, does not apply in America or in the colder parts of Kussia. Only a small proportion of maize, whole or ground, can be profitably employed for poultry. Needless to say a Winchester or two of the oil which has gone a bit off colour does well enough for pigi. Cod-liver oil is also recommended for cattle. I am etc., i John O. Catoian, P.SDr., M.P.8.,N.Z. Chemist, Warkworth,