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An essay concerning the mortality, now prevailing among the horned cattle, in several parts of Europe, and chiefly about London. Wherein a plain and successful method is laid down to treat the diseased cattle, and to prevent, in a good measure, the rapid progress of this fatal disorder / By Richard Brocklesby.

  • Richard Brocklesby
Date:
1746
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Credit: An essay concerning the mortality, now prevailing among the horned cattle, in several parts of Europe, and chiefly about London. Wherein a plain and successful method is laid down to treat the diseased cattle, and to prevent, in a good measure, the rapid progress of this fatal disorder / By Richard Brocklesby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 3° ] tending about the Cattle, through the whole Diforder. For ten Days or a Fortnight they are troubled with a dry Cough, (which is indeed not an uncom¬ mon Symptom among Cattle, at this Time of the Year, and there¬ fore I do not conlider it belong¬ ing to the prefent Difeafe) the Hair is rougher on the Skins than ordinary ; their Eyes look heavy, and, when the principal Diforder appears, they refufe Fodder, but have an infatiable Third; for a time : The Milch-Cows decreafe their Milk, which remains to a certain Quantity, fometimes for two Days, before it changes Co¬ lour, but at length turns yellow, and quickly after dries up. Up¬ on cealing to chew the Cud, a Shivering
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