BRAXY

or Dtsbntert in Sheep, inflammativm the of the coats of the intestines. It is often preoedc**! wars by diarrhoea, and attended by fever and constitntaaBal come disturbance. A sudden change of paAtorage, mow exparticularly from a succulent to a diy and hi|^ P*^^* they ture, is one of the most frequent causes, and to tliis may be added exposure to wet and cold alter trw^* ling. It is a mnch more serirraB disease tium simple diarrhoea^ and often becomes fatal in the oonrse c^ a few dayE. The name is aLso applied to a blood disease resulting from plethora, widch is considered by some to be the true braxy. In this case also a sudden change of pasturage is the most frequent cause of the diseaM, but tiie change which generally produces it is the reverse of ^at which produces the former, namely, a change from a low diet to rich and nmnishing food. This disease is even more fatal than the former, and runs its course in a few hours. As there is no means of saving an animal which is once attacked, the only course is to avoid the causes which lead to the disease. 352