General Management in Disease 



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substances as are rich in Calcium Phosphate. 

 Allow green-bones (crushed) ; lime and water, 

 and give 5 grains of Phosphate of Lime, in a pill 

 night and morning. Also 20 drops of Cod-Liver 

 Oil daily, along with 20 drops of Parish's Chemical 

 Food. 



Lice 



All animals are frequently troubled with these 

 pests, and once they make their appearance they 

 are troublesome to get rid of. It is not the lice 

 which are so difficult to destroy, but their eggs. 

 As a rule their presence is a result of neglect, and 

 for their complete eradication all objects that the 

 animal has been in contact with, should be cleansed 

 with boiling water and soda, or given a good 

 coating of gas tar. The best dressing is either a 

 decoction of tobacco or staves-acre seeds, but this 

 must not be too strong. A solution of Quassia 

 may be tried for smaller pets, but one part of 

 paraffin to four parts of milk, so as to afford an 

 emulsion, is a capital remedy, and the animal 

 should be dressed from head to foot with the 

 dressing. 



Liver Rot (or Fluke) 



Liver rot is very common in sheep, especially 

 those grazing in marshy localities, and when 

 the disease appears, it commonly assumes enzootic 

 characters, first one sheep, and then another 



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