Show INFLAMED UDDER IS disturbing FACTOR infectious garget Is usually not easily cured disease spread by by P F B 11 HADLEY ADLEY wisconsin agricultural college garget makes an appearance every once in a while in cows which apparently lire are in perfect health tile the milk in severe cases Is either stringy or otherwise altered in character when drawn and collects a yellowish colored sediment on standing in less pronounced cases there may be little visible change in the milk but an examination would reveal a large number jer of germs noninfectious garget Is caused by bruises or other injuries or by a sudden congestion of blood in the udder eta as frequently occurs in heavy and in heffers heifers at first calving affected animals usually make a complete recovery it if given 1 pounds of epsom salts and their feed is restricted to that hat of a succulent nature the cause of infectious garget is it a germ or germs when many of them thein are present in the udder not only Is the milk changed as mentioned above but the udder itself becomes hot and sensitive to the touch the he importance of the infectious forra form of garget rests in the tact fact that it Is usually not easily cured find and has a tendency to recur furthermore tile the disease Is easily conveyed to healthy cows through the medium of the hand or contaminated material of any kind unless precautions are taken to avoid the transfer of the germs temporary relief may be given by bathing the udder with hot water tor for one halt half hour each morning and evening after thoroughly drying the surface of the udder warm cottonseed oil ell should be rubbed in with the palm A complete cure Is possible in most cases only by drying the cow collat once so that her system way may be tree free to tight tile the disease producing germs that am present in a the udder |