"Nestle Farmer" (Koroit) has had trouble getting his cows in calf. The bull is kept in a separate paddock, and the cows are turned into him as required. ...
Article : 372 words"E.G.S. (Terang) has a whippet which gets what appear to be cramps. He was formerly very badly affected with worms. When he runs he gets stiff in the front ...
Article : 75 words"H.H.F." (Ellam) inquired in our last issue what to do for a dog with distemper. [?] have received a letter from Mr. A. McJohnstone, of Camperdown, in which [?] ...
Article : 55 words"Pommy" (Campbell's Forest) asks tor information regarding the castration of calves.-- Calves may be castrated at a month old. Pour a little methylated spirits ...
Article : 60 wordsCow Cocky (Cobram) lost two cows in October last year from scours. Two died recently, and another has the complaint. They were fed on chaff when ill, and ...
Article : 94 wordsAnxious (Meringur) has a cow which slipped her calf two months before her time. At first one teat was very discolored, and the quarter had a lump in it. ...
Article : 112 words"Minorca" (Erica).--Probably the com[?] of your bird has become heavy, and this would account for him being dull and mopy. If you require the bird for ...
Article : 78 words"Young Farmer" asks if it is unusual for a cow which contracted milk fever immediately after calving, to become bad again two "months later.-- Milk fever can ...
Article : 57 words"Constant Reader" (Merbein) has a horse which went lame in the hind leg. He was unable to put the leg to the ground, and now the rump has wasted away, having lost ...
Article : 127 words"H.J." (South Melbourne) asks if a mare which slipped her foal three months after having been served should be syringed out with zinc sulphate prior to being ...
Article : 117 words"S.M." (Coleraine) writes concerning his pigs, which have completely lost the use of their hindquarters, and are unable to walk or stand. They are four months old ...
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Article : 82 words"Concrete" (Natimuk) has an in-calf heifer. 18 months old, which shows signs of bloat every morning. Apparently she is in no pain. Does she require a drench ...
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Advertising : 363 words"Disappointed" (Drouin): Your percentage of chickens was very poor. We would suggest that you trim the feathers around the vent of both males and females in ...
Article : 429 words"Mrs. M." (Geelong) has a heifer with sore eyes. They turned pink and became very puffed, with water running from them. Two other cows have since displayed ...
Article : 74 words"Puzzled" (Chiltern) has a cow due to calve this month. She has recently developed a hard lump in the udder. This does not seem to effect her in any way ...
Article : 65 words"J. G." (Hampton Park) has a horse which, after having been driven and allowed to stand, displays symptoms of lameness Tins wears off after travelling a ...
Article : 73 words"Jersey Calf" (Gladysdale) has a calf which, although apparently in good health, passes a good deal of blood in both its motions. The calf is five weeks old ...
Article : 110 wordsA cow belonging to "Farmer" (Neerim) calved last December, six weeks before her time. She has had the bull several times since then, but has failed to get in ...
Article : 115 words"Subscriber." (Boolarra) says his horse has attacks of illness, during which he walks around with hanging head, then lies down and rolls on his back.--Your horse ...
Article : 68 words"A.B." (Casterton) asks what is the cure for scabby mouth in sheep.--This is also called "lip and leg disease." because of the tendency for the condition to be ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 8 Oct 1932, Page 56
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