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The second animal was 2 years old, and in fan condition. 
He had been taken up, fed and treated for a month in the 
stable but he was injured so by throwing himself in the 
stable'that he had to be turned out in the pasture to live or 
che I found the liver, heart, kidneys and spleen normal. 
The lungs were congested, and covered with dark, livid spots 
about the size of a twenty-five cent piece. T he stomach and 
intestines did not have a normal appearance, but were pale 
and apparently bloodless. The small intestines were cut with 
a scissors and were found filled with spindle-shaped worms 
about 6 to 8 inches long. About one quart of them {Ascans 
Meealocephalo) was obtained. In cutting the intestines, be- 
forTwe c- me to the worms, I would find a green mucus d,s- 
Sar-e as many as six of them would be found m one place, 
completely closing up the intestines. Bots were found in large 
quantities The reason why so many parasites were ioun , 
aH think is because the animals have to get water wherever 
Xey'cinfi id if. and in many cases drinks,a f a»t .filthy sj^ff 
tint is loaded with many forms of animal life. I he brain was 
examined, and the usual clot of blood was found at the base. 
Th p". 1, n"“ t er e No by 3 l wot place about thirty mile, from 
Fort CoUins The owner, Mr. S„ had about 100 head of 
horses. The colt was 3 years old and had been affected the 
vear before He had been put up in good pasture about one 
month before I saw him. The liver, lungs and kidneys were 
° nr 1 pee diseased. The liver was tuberculous, the lungs 
congested the kidneys were filled with ulcers so the pus could 
be scraped off when cut into. The clot of blood was found at 
the base of the brain. As the animal had been on green fcee 
for one month, but few parasites were found, samples weic 
hrouo-ht to the laboratory for microscopic examination. 
The Bureau of Animal Industry at Washington has kindly 
toassist me in idemifyinfr theparaj.es, and. ... he 
miseroscooic examination of the affected parts. 1 ram . 
were sent me to send the specimens to Washington foi iden- 
tlfiC In a°ll'the examinations thus far 
enough to account for the symptoms. I he more I examine 
the loco question, the more I am persuaded that we mu.A 
look for some other cause besides the 
weed is so common in and about Fort Collins that it t was 
the cause of the trouble animals m this ™ "J t b ^ ee n 
fectecl with the so-called loco disease, but 1 have not xx 
able to find a single specimen in the neighborhood, while the 
loco L ai abundant hire as in the localities where the animals 
