erature is taken is important, the lowest body
temperature being at 4 a.m., and the highest at 6 p.m. New born foals'
temperature will run from 102 to 104 degrees Fahr.

TEMPERATURE OF CATTLE

Normal temperature is from 101.8 to 102 degrees Fahr.

Compared with the horse, the daily variations are small.

TEMPERATURE OF SHEEP AND GOATS

In these animals the greatest variation in temperature occurs, viz.:
100.9 to 105.8 degrees Fahr. In the majority of cases the temperature
probably will be between 103.6 and 104.4 degrees Fahr. The cause of this
variation is unknown.

TEMPERATURE OF SWINE

The average temperature is 103.3 degrees Fahr., varying from 100.9 to
105.4 degrees Fahr.

TEMPERATURE OF THE DOG

The dog is subject to important variations depending on the external
temperature; it varies from 99.5 to 101.7 degrees Fahr., although in
some localities it is as high as 100.9, 101.3 and 101.7 degrees Fahr.
Feeding will increase the temperature, and it is also higher toward
evening.

PULSE THROBS PER MINUTE
Per Minute
The Horse 36 to 40
Cattle 45 to 50
Sheep and Goats 70 to 80
The Dog 70 to 80
Swine 90 to 100

The pulse in the young is much more rapid than in the adult animal; that
of a foal at birth beats 100 to 102 per minute, while that of a calf
will go to 130 per minute. In old age the pulsation becomes reduced and
the arteries much weaker. The pulse rate in large animals is less than
in smaller ones, as for instance, an elephant's pulse rate is from 25 to
28 beats per minute. The more rapid the pulse, the greater the quantity
of blood in circulation.

AVERAGE PERIODS OF GESTATION OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Mare 11 months
Ass 12 months
Cow 9 months
Sheep 5 months
Goat 5 months
Sow 3-1/2 months
Bitch 9 weeks
Cat 8 weeks

AVERAGE PERIOD OF INCUBATION

Chicken 20 to 22 days
Geese 28 to 34 days
Duck 28 to 30 days
Turkey 27 to 29 days
Pigeon 18 days
Guinea Fowl 28 days
Pheasant 25 days
Ostrich 40 to 42 days
Canary Bird 14 days

VETERINARY FACTS AND ADVICE TO REMEMBER

1. Cleanliness of body and surroundings is a necessity in the treatment
of animals.

2. Pure air, avoiding drafts, is equally essential.

3. Light, excepting in the treatment of eye diseases, is greatly to be
desired. Darkness, while soothing to the eye, tends to prolong