THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Spraying Horses 



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Ticks, Lice ^sd Mange 



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TICKS. Horses suffering from tick infestation should be subjected to the sam« treatment a« cattle, i.e., they should 

 be sprayed or d:pped with an arsenical solution. 



The more nervous temperament o{ the horse causes him to be acutely sensible to tick worry, and. in addition to the 

 actual loss in blood caused by ticks living on him, his sensitiveness under the irritating action of the parasite results in a loss c^ 

 appetite, with a very noticeable shrinkage in energy and working power. f 



Under the constant skin and blood irritation set up by ticks, a horse noted (or his gentle manners ohen becomes apparently 

 totally changed in disposition. This is especially true of well-bred mares and geldings, and unfortunately the better bred 

 animals suffer much more than others. 



Many Owners entertain doubts as to whether horses can stand the same treatment as cattle, and it may therefore be pointed 

 out that in South Africa, a disease known as " Horse Sickness," for want of a better name, has for many years teiken toll of horse- 

 kind in immense numbers, and although the causative agent of this dreaded malady has not yet been discovered, dipping or 

 spraying with reliable arsenical cattle dips has been proved an efficient preventive, with the result that the dipping of horses is 

 now as common in South Africa as the dipping of cattle — that is to say, it is universal. The ^afety of dipping horses is thus 

 established beyond all doubt. In the West Indies, the spraying of horses for the destruction of parasites has already been 

 adopted by many Owners, and has been proved to be extremely beneficial. 



In undertaking any measures for the eradication of ticks. West Indian planters should include in their campaign the 

 treatment of horses and mules in addition to cattle. It is useless to hope to clean a property of ticks if, whilst destroying those 

 on the cattle, ticks on horses and mules are allowed to thrive undisturbed. 



Ticks are often found firmly attached, and in considerable numbers, on the inside of the ears of horse-kind, and also 

 attached to the me.;ibrane of the nostrils : special attention should be given to these parts, particularly to the nostrils, as the 

 perforation by t!ie parasite of the delicate membrane will allow the entry of one or other of the germs to which many of the 

 organic diseases of horses can be traced. 



MANGE. Spraying horse-kind with a reliable arsenical tickicide has been amply demonstrated to be a perfect cure 

 and preventive of mange. Mange in the West Indies is of some importance on account of its general prevalence and steady 

 increase. 



LICE. Lice at certain seasons of the year attack horse-kind in appalling numbers, and these minute parasites, se 

 hard to detect, will in a very short time cause a great loss of condition in the hardiest animal*. The uune measures of 

 natic spraying as used against ticks, will also check lice. 



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HINTS ON SPRAYING HORSES 



1. If the dip is applied in the usual way, by means of a Spray Pump, that is all that is reqnifedL 



2. On no account should the dip be rubbed into the skin with a mop or other object This is inadvisable, even with 



cattle ; but it is very risky with horses. 



9. It is as well to keep mares and foal:^ apart for a time after spraying, until they are <Iry ; this obviates all risk ol an 

 overdose of arsenic being taken as a result of mares licking foals, or the foals sucking the mares' udders whilst the 

 latter are still wet with dip. Since arsenic, in proper quantities, is a recognised tonic for hones, the risk o( aa 

 overdose from the above causes is not great, but it will be entirely avoided if mares and foal* are kept apart until dry. 



COOPgR'S CATTLE TICK DIP WEST INDIAN AGENTS, 



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' » . /■ BAHAMAS: W.N. Twynani. Nus.iiiu. 



Britlrb East Africa, Oerman East Africa, Portotaesc basi Alrtca, TRINIOAO: T. Qcddci Oram. r<;rt of .Spi.in. 



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mONTAERRAT: W. UrweUyo Wall. DovilMcA: Hon. H A. r,un,;,,oo. 



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