REVISED EDITION, 1923.
WASHINGTON:
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
1923.
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[Extract from "An act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, and for other purposes," approved February 26, 1923. Public—No. 446.]
For printing, binding, and distribution of the publications entitled "Diseases of the Horse" and "Diseases of Cattle," $200,000: Provided, That said publications shall be deposited one-third in the folding room of the Senate and two-thirds in the folding room of the House of Representatives, and said documents shall be distributed by Members of the Senate and House of Representatives.
CONTENTS.
| Page. | |
| Administration of medicines. By Leonard Pearson | [7] |
| Diseases of the digestive organs. By A. J. Murray | [12] |
| Poisons and poisoning. By V. T. Atkinson | [51] |
| Diseases of the heart, blood vessels, and lymphatics. By W. H. Harbaugh | [73] |
| Noncontagious diseases of the organs of respiration. By William Herbert Lowe | [87] |
| Diseases of the nervous system. By W. H. Harbaugh | [101] |
| Diseases of the urinary organs. By James Law | [113] |
| Diseases of the generative organs. By James Law | [147] |
| Diseases following parturition. By James Law | [214] |
| Diseases of young calves. By James Law | [247] |
| Bones: Diseases and accidents. By V. T. Atkinson | [264] |
| Surgical operations. By William Dickson and William Herbert Lowe | [289] |
| Tumors affecting cattle. By John R. Mohler | [303] |
| Diseases of the skin. By M. R. Trumbower | [320] |
| Diseases of the foot. By M. R. Trumbower | [335] |
| Diseases of the eye and its appendages. By M. R. Trumbower | [340] |
| Diseases of the ear. By M. R. Trumbower | [355] |
| Infectious diseases of cattle. Revised by John R. Mohler | [358] |
| The animal parasites of cattle. By B. H. Ransom | [502] |
| Mycotic stomatitis of cattle. By John R. Mohler | [532] |
| Index | [538] |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
PLATES.
| Page. | |
| Plate [I]. Position of the first stomach (rumen or paunch) | [48] |
| [II]. Stomachs of ruminants | [48] |
| [III]. Instruments used in treating diseases of digestive organs | [48] |
| [IV]. Microscopic anatomy of the liver | [48] |
| [V]. Ergot in hay | [48] |
| [VI]. Ergotism | [48] |
| [VII]. Diagram of the circulation of the blood | [86] |
| [VIII]. Position of the lung | [90] |
| [IX]. Kidney and male generative and urinary organs | [145] |
| [X]. Microscopic anatomy of the kidney | [145] |
| [XI]. Calculi of kidney and bladder | [146] |
| [XII]. Fetal calf within its membranes | [210] |
| [XIII]. Pregnant uterus with cotyledons | [210] |
| [XIV]. Vessels of umbilical cord | [211] |
| [XV]. Normal position of calf in utero | [211] |
| [XVI]. Abnormal positions of calf in utero | [211] |
| [XVII]. Abnormal positions of calf in utero | [211] |
| [XVIII]. Abnormal positions of calf in utero; surgical instruments and sutures | [212] |
| [XIX]. Monstrosities | [212] |
| [XX]. Instruments used in difficult labor | [212] |
| [XXI]. Instruments used in difficult labor | [213] |
| [XXII]. Supports for prolapsed uterus | [246] |
| [XXIII]. Supports for prolapsed uterus | [246] |
| [XXIV]. Instruments used in diseases following parturition | [246] |
| [XXV]. Skeleton of the cow | [282] |
| [XXVI]. Devices for casting cattle | [302] |
| [XXVII]. Surgical instruments and sutures | [302] |
| [XXVIII]. Various bacteria which produce disease in cattle | [360] |
| [XXIX]. Upper or dorsal surface of the lungs of the ox | [368] |
| [XXX]. Broncho-pneumonia | [368] |
| [XXXI]. Contagious pleuro-pneumonia | [368] |
| [XXXII]. Contagious pleuro-pneumonia | [368] |
| [XXXIII]. Foot-and-mouth disease | [384] |
| [XXXIV]. Tuberculosis of the lungs of cattle | [416] |
| [XXXV]. Tuberculosis of the liver | [416] |
| [XXXVI]. Tuberculosis of lymph gland and of omentum (caul) | [416] |
| [XXXVII]. Fig. 1.—Tuberculosis of sirloin and porterhouse cuts of beef. | |
| Fig. 2.—Tuberculosis of pleura of cow, so-called "pearly disease" | [416] |
| [XXXVIII]. Tuberculosis of cow's udder | [416] |
| [XXXIX]. Actinomycosis | [450] |
| [XL]. Actinomycosis of the jaw | [450] |
| [XLI]. Actinomycosis of the lungs | [450] |
| [XLII]. Section of muscle from a blackleg swelling | [464] |
| [XLIII]. Necrotic stomatitis (calf diphtheria) | [464] |
| [XLIV]. Normal spleen and spleen affected by Texas fever | [504] |
| [XLV]. Texas fever | [504] |
| [XLVI]. The cattle tick Margaropus annulatus, the carrier of Texas fever | [504] |
| [XLVII]. The cattle tick Margaropus annulatus | [504] |
| [XLVIII]. Portion of a steer's hide showing the Texas fever tick Margaropus annulatus | [504] |
| [XLIX]. Fig. 1.—Tick-infested steer. Fig. 2.—Dipping cattle to kill ticks | [504] |
| [L]. Facsimile of poster comparing ticky and tick-free cattle | [504] |
TEXT FIGURES.
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| Fig.[ 1]. Hornfly Hæmatobia serrata in resting position | [504] |
| [2]. Hornflies Hæmatobia serrata on cow horn | [505] |
| [3]. Buffalo gnat | [506] |
| [4]. Screw worm (larva of Chrysomyia macellaria) | [506] |
| [5]. Screw-worm fly Chrysomyia macellaria | [507] |
| [6]. The warble fly Hypoderma lineata | [508] |
| [7]. Short-nosed blue louse Hæmatopinus eurysternus of cattle | [512] |
| [8]. Long-nosed blue louse Hæmatopinus vituli of cattle | [512] |
| [9]. Red louse Trichodectes scalaris of cattle | [513] |
| [10]. Egg of short-nosed blue louse Hæmatopinus eurysternus attached to a hair | [513] |
| [11]. Mite which causes psoroptic scab of sheep | [514] |
| [12]. Portion of the wall of the first stomach with conical flukes Paramphistomum cervi attached | [519] |
| [13]. Twisted stomach worms Hæmonchus contortus | [519] |
| [14]. Twisted stomach worms Hæmonchus contortus enlarged | [520] |
| [15]. Embryo of twisted stomach worm Hæmonchus contortus coiled on tip of grass blade | [521] |
| [16]. A drenching tube made from an ordinary tin funnel, a piece of rubber hose, and a piece of brass pipe | [522] |
| [17]. Piece of lining of fourth stomach showing cysts of the encysted stomach worm Ostertatia ostertagi | [523] |
| [18]. A tapeworm Moniezia planissima which infests cattle | [524] |
| [19]. The common liver fluke Fasciola hepatica | [526] |
| [20]. The large American fluke Fasciola magna | [526] |
| [21]. Portion of grass stalk bearing three encysted cercariæ of the common liver fluke Fasciola hepatica | [527] |
| [22]. Hydatids Echinococcus granulosus in portion of hog's liver | [528] |
| [23]. Thin-necked bladder worm Tænia hydatigena from abdominal cavity of a steer | [529] |
| [24]. Lung worms Dictyocaulus viviparus of cattle | [530] |