A typical milk fever case, the cow being in a comatose condition. This can and does happen as a result of “forcing” milk production too rapidly. The cow has been given first-aid treatment by inflating the udder with air. The rapes tying up the teats must be removed within 20 minutes of the udder being inflated.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 75, Issue 1, 15 July 1947, Page 79
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56A typical milk fever case, the cow being in a comatose condition. This can and does happen as a result of “forcing” milk production too rapidly. The cow has been given first-aid treatment by inflating the udder with air. The rapes tying up the teats must be removed within 20 minutes of the udder being inflated. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 75, Issue 1, 15 July 1947, Page 79
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