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stomach worm, so called because of its resemblance 

 to a barber pole. It invades the fourth stomach and 

 may easily be seen with the naked eye either floating 

 in the watery contents or attached to the wall. The 

 symptoms and treatment are the same as given above 

 for intestinal roundworms. 



It should be understood that whenever even one 

 lamb in a flock is known to be invaded by any of 

 these parasites that it is strongly probable that many, 

 if not all, both old and young, are infested. The 

 old sheep do not show the symptoms to the same ex- 

 tent as the lambs, simply because of their greater 

 vitality. 



Lungworms, hoose, husk. — Worms in the lungs 

 are not as common as stomach and intestinal worms, 

 yet are not infrequently found. Usually the same 

 animals are harboring the stomach and intestinal 

 worms. The same general symptoms of emacia- 

 tion are manifest as in all cases of internal parasites : 

 paleness of skin and mucous membranes and great 

 weakness. The only distinguishing symptoms that 

 evidences the presence of the lungworm is a low, husky 

 cough, from which the name husk or hoose arises. 

 There is no successful means of removing lungworm, 

 but persistent administration of tiu'pentine will pre- 

 vent its multiplication, and high feeding will fit 

 many of an affected flock for slaughter. The pres- 

 ence of the lungworm, so long as the sheep can be 

 gotten fat enough to slaughter, does not deleteriously 



