Show t r Air Treatment for Inflating U Udders dd Simple Method for Preventing Preventing Preventing Prevent Prevent- ing Milk Fever rr Prepared ared by the United State Statu Department of or Agriculture Though most dairymen are familiar with the successful air treatment for tor inflating udders of dairy cows to prevent pre pre- vent fatal consequence from milk finer fAier trier a n simple method for tor preventing pre t the tto disease is not so well welt known This malady chiefly y affects well nourished fleshy milking heavy-milking cows and generally gen follows closely the act of at caning calving A preventive treatment suggested by the time bureau of ot animal Industry United States Department of ot Agriculture Agricol- Agricol ture lure consists In allowing a susceptible cow to retain In the udder for 24 hours after calving all the milk ex except except ex ex- th tha small quantity required by bythe bythe the time calf The milk should be taken If possible from from each each quarter Disten- Disten Lion of ot the time udder by the retained milk naturally Ily follows as ns In the air treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment and acts as a preventive against milk mill fever fe In th the Island of at Jersey and und at the Biltmore farms North Carlna Carolina Car Car- olina lna where this practice Is common the time number o of milk-fever milk cases has bas greatly decreased Sanitary conditions also should be looked att after r such as a supply of at pure pureair sir air mid and clean stabling with plenty of clear cool water and laxative feeds such as grasses and roots The method described is a means of at prevention prevention prevention pre pre- not a n cure In cases where the disease has has' hasal al already already already al- al ready developed the most practical method of at treatment Is to Inject sterile atmospheric air Into the udder in order to distend it artificially The treatment is best performed by means of at ml milk fever k apparatus made especially especial especial- ly for the purpose |