On the rot in sheep / By Edward Harrison.

  • Harrison, Edward, 1759-1838
Date:
1803
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: On the rot in sheep / By Edward Harrison. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CAUSES OF ROT. • v ; ' • / * v* **• ■ It will naturally be expected, that before I conclude this inquiry, some, notice should be taken of the various theories and hypotheses that have been advanced, with respect to the rot in animals. This disorder has been imputed—ist. to a vi¬ tiated dew. 2ndly. To agruft, which adheres to the grass in wet weather. 3rdly. To the luxuriant and quick growth of plants in hot moist seasons. 4thly. To grazing upon certain herbs. 5thly. To fasciolas hepaticae, and their ova being introduced into the stomachs of animals, by feeding on swampy and low grounds in moist weather. 6thly. It has been called the sheep pox, by professor Vibourg, of the Veterinary College, at Copenhagen. 7thly. It is ascribed by Daubenton, to poor diet and drinking too much water. , 8thly. It seems to be occasioned by poisonous effluvia wdiich under certain circumstances, are emitted from marshy soils. ist. It was formerly the received opinion that dews under various circumstances differ very
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