MILK TROUBLES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21560, 24 January 1940, Page 3

MILK TROUBLES

TREATMENT FOR DAIRY COWS Blood in the milk may be caused by injuries to the udder or the lining of the teat, excitement caused by heat or flies, or from tumors in the udder. The blood may come from small capillaries in the udder which have burst as a result of an excessive blood supply in the case of a good milker. This increased circulation may be due to more abundant food than usual. The presence of blood in the milk, when due to an injury of the'lining of the teat, may have been occasionen by rough milking, and this is especially liable to occur in hard milkers. Give the cow a daily mash of bran and treacle, a tablespoon of salt and loz of bonemeal. Bathe the udder with water and rub well with camphorated petroleum jelly or lard. Reduce the feed if it is too rich or abundant. Do not draw the affected quarters excessively while stripping. It will probably pay not to strip the quarters right out while the cow is giving blood-coloured milk. Another milk trouble, and one that is likely to occur at this period of the year, is stringy or ropey milk. This is often the result of cows drinking stagnant water in which there is a spongy, morbid growth. The first essential of any treatment is to eliminate the cause. See that the animals have plenty of pure, fresh water. Give the affected cows 2 drams of bisulphite of soda daily and the trouble will promptly disappear.