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Notes on Diseases of Cattle: Cause, Symptoms and Treatment

Chapter 69: TICKS.
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This work is a practical veterinary manual that describes the anatomy of dairy cattle and the causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment of many diseases. Entries cover common conditions—abscesses, abortions, eye paralysis, anthrax, and others—presenting likely origins, diagnostic signs, preventive measures, and step-by-step remedies, including field treatments, disinfection, and medical dosing guidance. Organized for students and practitioners, it emphasizes clear, concise instructions for early recognition, management, and hygienic control of infectious and noninfectious problems, with attention to stable care, feeding, and hands-on procedures to restore animal health and limit contagion.

TICKS.

Ticks are very difficult to kill, on account of their protected location, as ear ticks are not affected by dipping, and remedies strong enough for this purpose are liable to injure the animal, but these parasites may be expelled by pouring into the ear Carbolated Cottonseed Oil with favorable results.