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the mane. These should be well soaked with the 



dressing by means of a water brush or spray pump. 

 Particular attention should always be paid to parts 

 which appear to be rubbed. If the dressing be made up 

 with warm water the horses will take more kindly to 

 the spraying. After sponging or spraying of the skin 

 the horse should be left alone for ten munutes, and then 

 the skin should be wisped over to help drying. 



(6) If it be found after inquiry that the disease is 

 sarcoptic mange an owner should get his veterinary 

 surgeon to see the animal from time to time, and advise 

 as regards treatment and progress. If it be found that 

 the disease is psoroptic mange, an owner can quite well, 

 after receiving the official instructions, apply the treat- 

 ment to the animal himself ; but it must be remembered 

 that it is no use treating merely the parts visibly 

 affected ; the whole skin should be sponged or sprayed 

 with the prescribed dressing. 



(7) The litter from an affected horse should be well 

 moistened before removal. It should afterwards be 

 placed on a manure heap well removed from contact 

 with horses. 



(8) All new purchases or borrowed horses should be 

 dressed or sprayed as in (5) at least three times, 



(9) For the prevention of external parasitism, which 

 is prevalent in these times, and the infection of which 

 may be picked up in innumerable ways, it would be 

 well for owners of working horses, even when they 

 appear free from parasites, to make a practice of 

 spraying the whole bodies of their animals once a week, 

 say, on Saturdays, v/ith a suitable anti-parasitic dressing. 

 Suitable spraying machines and dressings can be 

 obtained through agricultural implement dealers and 

 chemists, but before placing their orders owners should 

 apply for advice to the Local War Agricultural Com- 

 mittee, who are in a position to recommend the most 

 suitable spraying apparatus and dressings. 



