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Retained After-Birth

Causes.—­The cow, the most of all our domestic animals, is especially subject to this accident.  It is most likely to occur after abortion.  Again, in low conditions of health and an imperfect power of contraction, we have causes for retention.  The condition is common when the cow is given food insufficient in quantity or in nutriment.

Treatment.—­Blanket the cow in a warm stable, and three times a day give hot drinks and hot mashes of wheat bran to which two tablespoonfuls of Pratts Cow Remedy have been added.  When the after-birth comes away, continue treatment giving one tablespoonful of Pratts Cow Remedy until full recovery.  The vagina and womb should be syringed with a solution of one ounce of Pratts Dip and Disinfectant to a gallon of warm water.  Repeat daily until all discharge has disappeared.

Prevention.—­If the cow has been given Pratts Cow Remedy during pregnancy or from two to four weeks before calving, there will be very few cases of this trouble.

Barrenness and Sterility

When a cow persistently fails to breed and bear young, she is said to be barren.  That a barren cow cannot be a profit maker, goes without saying.

Causes.—­Barrenness in many cases is due to malformation of the generative organs, tumors or other diseased conditions.  Very frequently it is a result of Contagious Abortion, and this should always be suspected.  Cows bred at too early an age frequently produce calves which prove to be barren, due to constitutional weakness.

Treatment.—­The true preventive of such conditions is to be found in sound hygiene.  Use Pratts Dip and Disinfectant freely about the premises.

The breeding animal should be of adult age neither overfed nor underfed, but well fed and moderately exercised.

In proof of the beneficial results of exercise, it is of record that a cow pronounced barren, when driven to a new owner, living several miles distant, became fertile and for years thereafter produced healthy calves.

Vigorous health must be sought, not only that a strong race may be propagated but that the cow may breed with certainty.

For toning up the generative organs, so that they can perform their natural functions, Pratts Cow Remedy is safe and positive.

The usual dose is a level tablespoonful twice a day in the feed.