Keeping milk goats in India / by J.L. Goheen.

  • John Lawrence Goheen
Date:
1933
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Keeping milk goats in India / by J.L. Goheen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    well washed twice aday, before milking time, with phenyle - solution, and the milker should see to washing his: hands in the solution before he touches any of the > other goats. The sick goat should be kept in a sepa-- rate place, and her udder should have a treatment of clean sweet oil each time after the milk has been drawn. and it has been washed with the phenyle. A dose of Epsom - Salts, such as was described above, should be given to her~ very carefully about twice a week until the trouble is over. Whether the udder is tender or not, the milk must be drawn, otherwise there will be danger of caked udder: forming. Caked Udder. This trouble is mos’ apt to affect goats. that are heavy milkers, and that whenthey have but recen-.- tly given birth. It may be caused by a blow on the udder but the most frequent cause is due to lying on cold damp — ground, More recently there is some reason to think that the trouble may be inherited. In any case, it is a serious matter which requires very prompt and careful attention, otherwise a good goat may be spoiled for life. Another- possible cause may be due to sudden death of the kid or kids, or sickness which prevents their drinking or sucking as they should. Under the last heading it was pointed out that all milk should be drawn off very carefully even when a goat may have sores or pox on the udder. Close attention must be paid to the animal during the first two or three weeks after giving birth in order to see that there is no hardening or swelling of the udder any-. where. Generally at first there will be one or more small. spots where this may be noticed, and at once prompt treat- ment must be applied. Otherwise the hardness will spread to one whole side, or even to the whole udder. It will then: be most difficult to cure the animal.
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