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wastes away from the body, the back drops down, the spine 
is sharp and prominent—termed razor backed. These symp¬ 
toms become more aggravated as the disease advances, 
dropsical swellings are noticed on various parts of the body, 
more particularly under the lower jaw, when the animals are 
said to be poked; the belly now becomes pendulous; 
diarrhoea sets in, and the animal finally sinks down from 
extreme exhaustion, and death closes the scene. But it is 
only after post-mortem examination that the true nature of 
the complaint is revealed ; therefore in Order to prevent the 
serious losses arising from the frequent visitation of this 
malady, as soon as stock owners are at all suspicious of their 
flocks being infected, more especially after being on doubtful 
pastures, it would be advisable to have an animal occasionally 
slaughtered, and if on examination the liver is found to con¬ 
tain flukes, more particularly in October, November or December, 
the herds that have been similarly placed should at once be 
sent for slaughter. Once the creatures gain the natural 
habitat there they will remain to complete the last stage of 
development and to propagate for future generations. From 
the description of the morbid aspect of the living animal and 
our knowledge of anatomy and physiology it would almost 
lead us to anticipate the 
POST-MORTEM APPEARANCE 
of the body. This in a great measure depends upon the 
period the animals have been afflicted, which is more or less 
modified by the long or short duration of the disease as well 
as the condition under which the animals have been placed 
and cared for. Examinations made early on may reveal 
nothing but a dark congested state of the liver, which is very 
