Domestic Animals: History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy.Allen, Richard Lamb
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Domestic Animals: History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy.
Allen, Richard Lamb
Domestic animals
A Maxilla inferior, vel posterior; lower jaw.--B Dentes; the teeth.--C
Ossa nasi; the nasal bones.--D Maxilla superior, vel anterior; upper
jaw.--E Os frontis; the frontal bone.--F Orbiculus; the orbit or socket
of the eye.--G Os occipitis; the occipital bone.--H Atlas; the first
vertebra of the neck.--I Vertebræ colli, vel cervicales; the vertebræ of
the neck.--J Vertebræ dorsi, vel dorsales; the vertebræ of the back.--K
Vertebræ lumborum, vel lumbales; the vertebræ of the loins.--L Ossa
coccygis; the bones of the tail.--_a_ Scapula; the shoulder-blade.--_b_
Humerus; the round shoulder-bone.--_c_ Sternum; the breastbone.--_d_
Ulna; the elbow.--_e_ Radius; the bone of the fore-arm.--_f_ Os
naviculare: the navicular bone.--_g_ Phalanges vel ossa pedis; the first
and second bones of the foot.--_h_ Phalanges, vel ossa pedis; the bones
of the hoof.--_i_ Pelvis, (ossa innorninata;) the haunch bones.--_j_ Os
femoris; the thigh-bone.--_k_ Patella; the stifle-bone.--_l_ Tibia; the
upper bone of the leg--_m_ Tarsus, (one of which is the (N) os calcis;)
the hock-bones.--_n_ Os naviculare; the navicular bone.--_o_ Digiti, vel
phalanges, (ossa pedis;) the first digits of the foot.--_p_ Digiti, vel
phalanges, (ossa pedis;) the second digits of the foot.]
Pulmonary Affections, Colds, Coughs, and Measles.
To each of these, swine are peculiarly liable, and, as with most other
evils, prevention of disease in swine is more easy and economical than
cure. A dry warm bed, free from winds or storms, and suitable food, will
most effectually prevent any injuries, or fatal attacks. The hog has
little external covering to protect him against cold. Nature has
provided this immediately within the skin, in the deep layer of fat
which surrounds the full, plump hog. Fat is one of the best
non-conductors of heat, and the pig which is well-fed bids defiance to
the intense cold, which would produce great suffering, and consequent
disease, in the ill-conditioned animal. By the observance of a proper
medium between too much fat or lean, for the store or breeding swine,
and providing them with comfortable beds and proper feed, nearly all
diseases will be avoided.
For _Coughs and Inflammation of the Lungs_, bleeding should immediately
be resorted to, after which give gentle purges of castor oil, or Epsom
salts; and this should be followed with a dose of antimonial powders--2
grains, mixed with half a drachm of nitre.
For _Costiveness_ or loss of appetite, sulphur is an excellent remedy,
given in a light mess.
_Itch_ may be cured by anointing with equal parts of lard and brimstone.
Rubbing-posts, and a running stream to wallow in are preventives.
The _Kidney Worm_ is frequently fatal; and always produces weakness of
the loins and hind legs, usually followed by entire prostration. A pig
thus far gone, is hardly worth the trouble of recovering, even where
practicable.
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