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PART V. 



Common Ailments of the Flock and How to Treat Them. 

 The Hospital. 



T is important that every well-appointed sheep 

 barn be provided with its hospital wherein any 

 sick members of the flock may be put, properly 

 treated and cared for. It is advisable that this 

 institution be erected at some considerable dis- 

 tance from the sheep barn, as then in case of a 

 contagious disease, danger of infection is greatly 

 reduced. This sometimes means the saving of a great deal 

 of trouble to the shepherd and loss to the flockmaster. As 

 soon as a sheep is seen to be ailing the hospital is the place 

 for it. Of course this building need only be a small struct- 

 ure and the ,cost of same merely a nominal figure. It is 

 important that this place be kept scrupulously clean, properly 

 ventilated, and disinfected if good results are expected and 

 attained. 



The Stomach Worm. 



Strongylus Contortus is the shepherd's true terror. As 

 probably most shepherds know, this is the scientific name for 

 the stomach worm in lambs. The worm "pest" has been for 

 the past few years, and still is, a very serious problem in the 

 minds of both shepherd and flockmaster alike. There are, 



