PARASITOLOGY. QU 
sufficient to produce diarrhoea, a rough coat and an 
unthrifty condition. Worms may be passed in the 
feces. 
Treatment.—An aloetic ball made of one ounce 
Barbadoes aloes, cne dram powdered nux vomica, 
with ¢ sufficient quantity of linseed meal and glycer- 
ine to make a bolus, followed by two drams tartar 
emetic twice a day; or, two-dram doses of iron sul- 
phate three times a day for three or four days, con- 
joined with the aloetic ball; or, oil of turpentine 
two to three ounces, and two to three pints of raw 
linseed oil. 
AscaRIs VITULI (Vitulus—a calf.) 
Synonyi.—Ascaris Bovis; Ascaris Vitulonim. 
Distribution. —Common in Southern Europe; rare 
in America. 
Description.—In this species the head is small and 
distinct; the lips are enlarged at the base and stand 
cut prominently: the posterior extremity terminates 
in a conical point which is reddish white in color; 
the male is six to eight inches long; the female is 
eight to ten inches long and oviparous. They have 
Fig. 35.—AscCARIS OVISs. 
a, Cephalic Extremity. 
b Caudal Extremity. 
