Stomach -worm in Sheep 349 



depraved appetite, craving dirt, dung and litter. The 

 eye is dull, the raucous membranes pale, and ,the wool 

 lacks luster. A profuse diarrhea finally sets in, which 

 is usually fatal. 



On opening the animal after death and very carefully 

 examining the contents of the fourth stomach, that lies 

 just back of the "manifolds," a large number of small 

 round worms, white or reddish brown in color and 

 about one inch long, will be found attached to the walls 

 of the stomach or twisted together in bunches. Unless 

 one is familiar with them, they are likely to be over- 

 looked, especially if there is much food in the stomach ; 

 but, by washing the contents away carefully and exam- 

 ining closely, the parasites can be found. 



Healthy lambs should be removed from those show- 

 ing signs of this disease, placed on high, dry pastures, 

 and allowed to drink only pure, uninfested water. 

 Gasoline is one of the best remedies for this disorder. 

 One tablespoonful, shaken up in four ounces of sweet 

 milk, is a dose for a lamb weighing from sixty to one 

 hundred pounds. The lamb should fast from the 

 evening before until ten o'clock in the morning, when 

 the medicine is given, and no food or drink allowed 

 for three hours thereafter. This treatment is to be re- 

 peated for three days in succession, and again in a 

 week or ten days, if there is no improvement. Unless 

 the animal is much better, it is a good plan to repeat 

 the treatment. Be sure to put the lamb on his rump 

 while drenching, and do not tip the head back, or it will 

 strangle. The Ohio Experiment Station found the 

 above to be the best treatment for this disease. 



