A COMMON UDDER TROUBLE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 422, 13 December 1911, Page 7

A COMMON UDDER TROUBLE.

One of the most common, as well as one of the most troublesome diseases with which the dairyman has to contend, is garget. It manifests itself in a scant supply of milk, from one or more quarters of the mirier, which many contain thick, stingy p.irticies. In severe cases the whole udder often becomes seriously swollen and fevered, and the secretion almost entirely suspended. The trouble resu'.tSjfrom improper care, feeding, and milking. It can usually be avoided by not exposing the cows to cold or wet, to draughts, and to sudden changes of ■ temperature. It should also be remembered that rough milkers have mure trouble with garget than those who are more careful. Simple, hard udder, which often occurs after calving, and even cases of moderate severity may be reduced by giving Jib of salts and ioz of ground ginger in'gruel, followed by frequent rubbing, aivj by allowing the calf to suck oftener. The contagious form is characterised at the beginning by a hard, healed, painful swelling at one end of the teat, caused by the presence of certain bacteria. A frequent use of disinfectants on the outside and in the milk duct will generally eil'ect a cure in a few days. If neglected the disease will creep into the udder and permanently destroy the quarter affected.