Stomach-worm in Sheep 349 
depraved appetite, craving dirt, dung and litter. The 
eye is dull, the mucous membranes pale, and the wool 
lacks Inster. A profuse diarrhea finally sets in, which 
is usually fatal. 
On opening the animal after death and very carefully 
examining the contents of the fourth stomach, that lies 
just back of the “manifolds,” a large number of small 
round worms, white or reddish brown in color and 
about one inch long, will be found attached to the walls 
of the stomach or twisted together in bunches. Unless 
one is familiar with them, they are likely to be over- 
looked, especially if there is much food in the stomach ; 
but, by washing the contents away carefully and exam- 
ining closely, the parasites can be found. 
Healthy lambs should be removed from those show- 
ing signs of this disease, placed on high, dry pastures, 
and allowed to drink only pure, uninfested water. 
Gasoline is one of the best remedies for this disorder. 
One tablespoonful, shaken up in four ounces of sweet 
milk, is a dose for a lamb weighing from sixty to one 
hundred pounds. The lamb should fast from the 
evening before until ten o’clock in the morning, when 
the medicine is given, and no food or drink allowed 
for three hours thereafter. This treatment is to be re- 
peated for three days in succession, and again in a 
week or ten days, if there is no improvement. Unless 
the animal is much better, it is a good plan to repeat 
the treatment. Be sure to put the lamb on his rump 
while drenching, and do not tip the head back, or it will 
strangle. The Ohio Experiment Station found the 
above to be the best treatment for this disease. 
