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the swelling extending from above to below, and 

 the limb may assume enormous dimensions, so that 

 the animal is unable to bend it. Slight fever, and 

 some constitutional disturbance are present as a 

 rule. Treatment : Give exercise ; foment the limb 

 with hot water, and consult Veterinary Surgeon. 



Worms 



All animals are troubled with intestinal parasites, 

 or worms ; and sometimes very severe losses are 

 caused through their presence. Fluke worms, 

 producing liver rot, have already been alluded to 

 {see Liver Rot). 



Many of these parasites require an intermediate 

 host to complete the cycle of their existence, and 

 the larval form may reside in an animal of a totally 

 different species from that in which the adult 

 parasite resides ; thus, for instance, there is a 

 minute worm living in the bowels of the dog, 

 whose larval form takes up its abode in various 

 internal organs in man, horses, cattle and pigs. 



Again measles in the pig — which is an affection 

 denoted by minute cysts in the muscles — produces 

 in man a species of tape-worm known as Taenia 

 Solium, whilst beef measles produces another 

 species of tape-worm in the human subject. 

 Sheep suffer from a disease known as vertigo, or 

 sturdy, due to the presence of a bladder-worm 

 locating itself upon the brain, and this is derived 



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