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Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17169, 3 August 1927, Page 9

MAMMITIS: ITS PREVENTION AND CURE WAREIRG’S GREAT DISCOVERY. Before considering the cure and prevention of Mammitis, it is essential that every dairy farmer should first of all possess at least a superficial knowledge of the cause and course of this disease which is only too prevalent among our dairy herds. We still hear it spoken of as “ Contagious Mammitis ” as apart from ordinary Mammitis, an idea that is quite erroneous, it has become an acknowledged fact that every form of mammitis is contagious, given certain conditions. This fact in itself should be sufficient proof as to the absolute necessity of encouraging preventive measures or attacking the disease in its earliest stages. The direct cause of mammitis is due to the presence of several species of organisms. Extensive research and investigation carried out in New Zealand have shown that in a large majority of cases the disease is duo to organisms known as streptococci, which in themselves may again vary considerably. It is this form of disease that we generally call contagious • mammitis, and the specie of organism most often met with in this country is known as Streptococcus Mastitidis. It must not be thought because a herd, for the time being, is freo from mammitis that streptococci aro not present. On the contrary, the organism may bo found in every shed and even in the droppings of cows. Liko many other germs, they are practically übiquitous wherever there are cows, and simply await a favourable opportunity to commence their nefarious work. This is a point that should be thoroughly realised and understood, as it has an all-important bearing on the cure and prevention of this disease. If, as already explained, the direct cause is an organism, an outbreak of the disease depends on the virulence of the organism and the rnoro or less favourable conditions set up in the udder for the developing of mammitis. This latter is by far the most important factor, as in nine cases out of ten any injury to the udder will set up mammitis sooner or later, if left unattended. As every farmer knows, injury may bo brought about iu dozens of different ways, many of which are entirely beyond his control. They may be duo to a chill, a knock, a fall, horning, insufficient or irregular milking, heavy milking, and last but not least, the indifferent or inexperienced use and misuse of milking, machines. Any of these causes may set up a condition in the udder favourable to the disease unless some effective and quick-acting remedy is applied to check or prevent its development. i There has been no lack of cures on the market making all sorts of extravagant claims —claims that have unfortunately led many dairy farmers to costly experimenting, endangering in many cases their whole herds. It was not until Wareing made his great discovery that a remedy was found that could be placed in the hands of farmers with a written guarantee as to its efficiency, not only to prevent the developing of the disease, but to actually cure Mammitis, provided it is applied in its early stages. Wareing's Discovery, as it is generally known, is indeed an important step forward in the prevention and treatment of mammitis, and therefore has well earned the confidence which it has established among New Zealand farmers during the last few years. SYMPTOMS. The symptoms of mammitis are well known to every dairy farmer, for no no man has milked cows through a season without the occurrence of one or more cases. It is in the nature of the disease that tho best cows —that is to say, the heavy milkers —are more liable to contract mammitis and contract it in a more severe form than ■ inferior animals. It nearly always commences with an acute inflammation and hardening of one or more quarters of the udder. The inflammatory reactions in some cases may at first be so slight as to be hardly noticeable, with the result that they are overlooked, and by the next milking the swelling may have reached an aggravated condition. This is particularly liable to happen where machine "milking is practised. In nearly all cases the milk from the infected quarter undergoes a sudden change and quickly diminishes iu quantity. With the advance of the disease, milk secretion eventually stops almost entirely, a thick, yellow substance taking its place, while in milder cases it changes into a watery, milk-coloured fluid. If not treated, it passes into what may be called a chronic stage, witlq a gradually diminishing discharge, and it is these cases that constitute the greatest danger of contagion in a herd. The reason for describing the whole ] course of the disease is to show the importance, in fact the absolute necessity of attacking the disease in the verv early stages. It is here where Wareing’s Cure plays ail all-important part, for no matter what the primary cause of the infection of a quarter, it will quickly and effectively remove any inflammation and so check the deveiopment of the disease, bringing about an almost immediate cure. Wareing's Cure being for external use, is very simple in its application, and it is the proud boast of the discoverer that two applications are usually sufficient to bring about a complete cure, and that if applied in the early stages of the disease, it has never been known t.o fail. Dnder these conditions a cure is guaranteed or the purchase money will be refunded 3n I fun. ' j The foregoing statements should j prove the fallacy of the argument | used by some dairy farmers that there is no cure and prevention for mammitis. It is true, as already explained, that many of the predisposing causer-, of the disease arc beyond the control of the producer, but an early recogmi- j tior, of the symptoms and an effective i application of Wareing ’s Cure is all that is required to stamp ou, this disease from every herd. In no case should mammitis be allowed to. reach a chronic condition, nor need this ever occur where Warning's Cure is kept ready for use. So remarkable have been its results that hundreds of dairy farmers throughout the Dominion have gone through season after season without suffering any loss, but. have kept their herds entirely free from mammitis, simply bv the ready use of “ Wareing’s Discovery.". Note : This preparation is obtainable from anv branch of N.Z Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd., or from the N.Z. Distributors, Kelliher, Lochner and Co., Ltd., Auckland.