THE BiSEASES_OF SHEEP. 303 



By dosing sheep with water colored red and 

 blue with dyeing material, and killing the ani- 

 mals immediately after the liquid was swal- 

 lowed, the following results were obtained: 



If the dose was given with the sheep stand- 

 ing (1), almost the entire quantity .went di- 

 rectly into the fourth stomach ; if the sheep was 

 placed on its haunches, the fluid passed in part 

 into the fourth stomach and in part into the 

 first (the paunch) ; if the sheep was placed 

 directly on its back (3), or if a steer was placed 

 on its side (4), with head down, almost the 

 entire dose passed into the first stomach (the 

 paunch). If the animal, even when standing 

 (1), struggled to a considerable degree, a por- 

 tion of the fluid passed into the paunch. 



It will be immediately apparent that these 

 facts are of practical importance in dosing. If, 

 for instance, gasoline, turpentine, or creosote is 

 used, better results may be expected if the 

 sheep is dosed standing (1). 



No practical medicinal treatment is known 

 for the flat worms of the liver, and the treat- 

 ment for tapeworms in the bowels of ruminants 

 is frequently unsuccessful. 



-START WITH A HEALTHY FLOCK. 



It may be that the reader has a flock of dis- 

 eased sheep. He has had much trouble with 

 stomach worms, or the nodular disease has in- 

 vaded the flock, or he has bad losses from tape- 

 worms. Shall he therefore go out of business ? 



That, indeed, may be his best course. To 

 send to market the diseased flock, first fatten- 



