Death by Suffocation
MORTALITY IN COWS. Treating Gas in Rumen. Mr. C. V. Dayus, Government veterinarian, touched on the treat- | ment of dairy cows suffering from J fermentation of gas in the rumen | (first stomach), during the course of j his address to the Morrinsville branch j of the Farmers’ Union on Saturday, j The causes could be traced to the ; cow lying prone, eating succulent wet clover or roots, or getting a small j swede or turnip stuck in the throat, said Mr. Dayus. The danger in ftie use of the usual remedies was drenching when the cow was too tight. If the cow was drenched when drumtight it was probable that the beast j would drop dead. The, cow’s life , would be saved by puncturing where the distention was most marked. I Most farmers used a pocket knife, j but the instrument should be turned . in the wbund to allow the gas to escape. A drench should then be used to check further trouble. A good mixture was a pint of linseed oil and two tablespoons of oil of turpentine, or linseed oil and kerosene, or kerosene or baking soda (six tablespoons in a quart of warm water). Of these the first was the best.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 248, 2 August 1928, Page 4
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