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INDEX 



Nodule disease, 303 

 effects of, 304 

 parasite of, 303 



life history of, 303 



North America, sheep raising in (see 

 Sheep raising in North America), 9 



Oats, feeding value of, 380 



and Canadian peas, 280 



winter, 279 

 Over-heating, 311 

 symptoms of, 311 

 treatment for, 311 

 Ovis aries, species, 45 

 Oxford or Oxford Down, 132 



breeding qualities, 135 

 ewes, 135 

 rams, 135 



description, 132 



distribution, 135 



form, 132 



history, 132 



markings, 134 



properties of, 134 



size, 132 



skin, 134 



wool, 134 



Parasites, sheep, 296 

 bot-fly, 305 

 Estrus ovis, 305 

 Hsemonchus contortus, 296 

 lice, 306 

 maggot fly, 305 

 Melophagus ovinus, 306 

 Musca vomitorium, 305 

 (Esophagostomum columbianum, 



303 



of nodule disease, 303 

 Psoraptes communis ovis, 307 

 scab mite, 307 

 stomach worm, 296 

 tape-worm, 304 

 Tenia expahsa, 304 

 ticks, 306 



Trichocephalus sperocephalus, 306 

 Parturition, 253 



care of ewe after (see also Ewe, 

 care of), 253 



feed, 253 



water, 253 

 care of ewe before, 250 



Parturition, care of ewe during, 251 

 birth, difficult, due to abnormal 



development, 251 

 impossible, dismembering 



foetus, 252 

 delivery, assistance in, 251 



skill in, 253 

 indications of, 251 

 Pastures and forage crops, 276 

 alfalfa, 277 

 bluegrass, 276 

 clover, 277 



sweet, 279 

 comparison of, 281 

 cowpeas, 281 

 mixed grasses, 276 

 oats and Canadian peas, 280 

 parasites, infestation by, 282 

 rape, 279 



caution in feeding of, 280 

 fattening power of, 280 

 sown in corn, 280 

 rye, 279 

 sheep husbandry not dependent on 



permanent grass, 282 

 soybeans, 280 

 timothy, 276 

 winter oats, 279 

 Peas, feeding value of, 381 

 Pedigree, 38, 39 



in relation to breeding qualities, 39 

 overestimation of, 39 

 Pelts, 343 

 value of, 343 

 weight of, 343 

 Pens, lambing, 246, 441 

 Persian lamb fur, 214 

 Pinning, in young lambs, 263 

 Placenta, 253, 254 

 Plains for range feeding, 393 

 Poisonous plants, 423 

 Political unrest in leading sheep 



countries of South America, 15 

 Predatory animals, 312, 424 

 coyotes, 313 

 dogs, 312 

 Pregnancy, care of ewes during (see 



Ewes during pregnancy), 236 

 Prolificacy in breeding, 32 

 Protein requirement for fattening, 378 

 Pure-bred flock method of sheep 

 raising, 25 



Racks, for sheep feeding, 364 



