Show suggestions FOR GARGET CONTROL 01 by E J verry extension specialist diw N yi w jersey state college 0 of agriculture in dairying the three most troublesome disi eases that attack dairy cows are tu tn abortion and garget A absolute b cures for any of these seem to be impossible sible but an attempt at pro pre invention Iven tion or further spread Is very much worthwhile in ID some bome cases there Is probably a relationship between garget or mastitis find and feeding feadin at any rate the subject of garget con atrol atrol seems worthy of mention in these columns because the insidious germs of this disease have mined production fd many luany well fed herds berds through the I 1 feeding service conducted in the Dairy mens league news dr IL J metzger of cornell cornel university has recently made some gome suggestions on ithe the control of this trouble which the writer believes are very practical and timely these observations and rec commendations follow because garget so frequently results la in a great loss to the dairyman and the treatment of the disease lease la Is so often unsatisfactory very careful consideration should be given to the prevention of the disease in ban handling dillig a case of garget it should be remembered that 1 most st all cases of garget are caused by some germ growing in the milk and udder tissues 2 every drop of milk from a diseased quarter contains millions of germs capable of causing garget in another udder 3 the chief way in which these germs enter the udder Is through the opening of the test teat 4 such things as heavy protein feeding bruises lying on the cold floors and irregularity or delay in milking will not alone cause garget they will III weaken the udder how bow ever making it much easier for germs already present to cause the disease the most successful way to handle a case of garget Is to treat it seriously from the very start the simplest appearing case may become serious if neglected when a case of garget Is discovered 1 if possible remove the cow from the herd this will reduce the danger of the disease spreading to other cows 2 milk the diseased udder only after milking the remainder of the herd 3 milk the well quarters first dip the ends of the teats in a weak solution of disinfectant before milking the diseased quarter 4 do not milk the diseased quarter on the floor it should be milked in a pall and the milk should be thrown out where the cows cannot lie in it 5 reduce the feed it Is generally advisable to cut all grata grain from the ration for the first day or day and a halt half 6 it Is generally a wise precaution to give the cow a laxative one cone halt half or three fourths of a pound of epsom salts brits 7 milking the affected quarters as often as possible greatly reduces the danger of the infection spreading through the udder this may be done as often as ag every three hours 8 rub the udder mildly with hot wat erat erlat least twice a day |