STERILITY IN COWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1010, 28 June 1930, Page 29

STERILITY IN COWS

DOUCHING BENEFICIAL i r ,„ ] ?° u f :hiDS beneficial, but -not a | "Lt Vaglnltls and sterility in ! because no treatment which , will completely cure the disease has j yet been discovered. Treatment I Ca ? lesse » ‘be acute manh I gestations ot vaginitis to such an I d ” a Ar ° ■ P ? , ; nIU o£ successful serm t °5 eislU cows that had cou- ! nt !, y taiied to breed, all conceived I aite. douching, comments the Aeri- | cultural Gazette of New South Wales j , , l “ s ? as e treatment consisted of: ! (a ”, Syringing out the vagina daily with 0.5 per cent, potassium permanganate until the animals showed heat and (b) syringing out the vagina with a weak solution of salt and water before putting the animal to the bull Generally speaking, any weak solution of disinfectant may be used for ■ the douche, providing that it is weak. | btrong solution will increase the inflanimation. One per cent, of any dismfectant, such as lysol, has given as good results as potassium permanganate. Soda solution (one tablespoonful of baking soda to one gallon ot water) may be used just prior to service, instead of salt solution, if ! desired. J Some farmers who have adopted this I treatment for cows temporarily sterile \ have been so satisfied with the re- | suits that they make it a routine treatment for all their cows. By this means they have considerably lessened the number of services required l’or conception. | It must be borne in mind that all I cows suffering from granular venele, disease do not fail to breed, but " hen the disease is prevalent in a herd a percentage of cattle will constantly return to the bull.