General Management in Disease 



pare it with its fellow, when the slightest enlarge- 

 ment will be detected. 



Prolonged rest and firing, afford the principal 

 means of dealing with spavin lameness. 



The Horse Bot-Fly 



This fly is commonly about during hay-time, 

 and the female deposits her eggs upon the hairs, 



Eggs of Bot Fundament Stomach Bot Female Bot Fly 



Fly on or Red Bot 



Horse's Hair 

 (Magnified) 



Bots 



especially about the knees, shoulders, and arms of 

 the horse. The eggs closely resemble " nits," 

 and adhere to the hairs through the medium of a 

 sticky substance. In due course maggots are 

 hatched, and these cause the horse some irritation, 

 hence it licks the seat of attack, and the maggots 

 are taken into the stomach and fix themselves on 

 to the gullet end of the lining of the stomach, 

 assuming a barrel shape. Unless very numerous, 

 they don't do any harm. The following spring 



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