6 MISCELLANEOUS PUB. 25, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
JUNE 
If animals are unthrifty without apparent cause, 
parasites may be responsible. 
Hold a post-mortem and find the cause. } 
Then learn how to prevent the trouble in other 
animals. 
LO Remember that an unthrifty animal, espe- 
ae cially a young one, may be full of parasites. 
Parasites are insidious in their attack and will 
rob you in a quiet way without warning. They 
rarely cause quick death, but the parasitized 
animal is unthrifty and in time becomes emaci- 
ated and dies. 
Don’t say, “Well, this animal never amounted 
to anything, it never did well, and it never 
would have done well.” It can’t do well with 
thousands of worms sapping 
its vitality. Investigate ev- 
ery animal’s death to deter- 
mine the cause; there’s 
always a reason. 
Take such cases in hand 
early. Call in a competent 
veterinarian and, if neces- 
sary, kill one of the worst 
animals and have him exam- 
ine it thoroughly. Watch 
for the pale skin and pale 
linings of the mouth and eye- 
lids, which are the signs that 
worms (fig. 8) are sucking 
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IG. 8.— Rouue stomac sult Farmers’ etin O. Fic. 9.—Gid tapeworm, 
Waiting fora grazing 1330 (8). size When the gus 
sheep to eat the grass and : ° ° 47° F 
thus become infested with Depluming scabiesis likely OP Unis does abeoeas 
stomach worms. Greatly to make its appearance in hoon devel a ata 
enlar 
fe. poultry flocksinsprins, (Die) = es 
rections for its control are given in Farmers’ Bulletins No. 1337 
(7) and No. 801 (6). 
If large roundworms are found in the small intestine of a killed 
fowl, tobacco dust should be used in the mash fed to the flock. 
If the fowls have tapeworms, use the kamala treatment. The dose 
is 1 gram for chickens and 2 grams for turkeys. It is advisable to 
call in your veterinarian when disease is present and treatment is 
necessary. If chicken mites (fig. 11) are present, spray the houses, 
roosts, and other possible hiding places with a heavy anthracene oil. 
If the birds are lousy, use the sodium fluoride treatment. Consult 
Farmers’ Bulletins No. 1337 (7) and No. 801 (6). | 
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