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Show STOPPAGE AT THE POINT OP TEAT. By Dr. David Roberts. Wisconsin State Veterinarian x A very common toublc in the ordinary or-dinary dairy is to find an animal with the point of the teat closed', cither due to a bruise of the teat itself or to infection of the milk duct which causes a little scab to form over the point of the teat and unless this is properly handled with care and cleanliness, clean-liness, the infection is apt to cause a loss of the entire quarter. The proper manner in which to handle and treat such cases is to thoroughly wash the teat in an antiseptic anti-septic solution, then dip a teat plug into a healing ointment and insert it into the point of the teat, allowing same to remain from one milking to another. In this manner closure of the point of the teats can be overcome over-come in a very simple and satisfactory . way. Never use a milking tube if it can -m& possibly avoided as there is much danger of infecting the entire quarter by the use of the tube. o |