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THE FARMER S VETERINARIAN 



sheep can help themselves at will, filled with 

 tobacco stems. These stems should be cut up in 

 inch lengths and from time to time a quantity of 

 wheat bran should be put on top of the stems. 

 When this is done the sheep soon instinctively 

 learn to use tobacco, and no young intestinal worm 

 or stomach worm, except the tapeworm, can stand 



TWISTED STOMACH WORMS 



A common attitude observed when sheep are afflicted 

 with twisted stomach worms. The animal loses in flesh, and 

 unless relief is found in time, dies. Tlie parasite is shown 

 in the illustration. 



the diet. This will not kill mature worms. It will 

 only prevent the worm family multiplying to the 

 extent of Injuring the health of sheep. 



But no sheep owner should feel wholly satisfied 

 by preventive treatment of stomach worms. Twice 

 a year the whole flock should be drenched with 

 some agent which will destroy the mature worms. 



