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Stomach Worms In Sheep
BY
L. J. HORLACHER
APRIL, 1920
I Published In connection with the agricultural extension work car-
ried on by co-operation of the College of Agriculture, University of
Kentucky, with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and distributed
ln furtherance of the work provided for in the Act of Congress of
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CIRCULAR NO. 78
Stomach Worms In Sheep
By I,. J HORLACHER
flue inf. the im»~t >eri¤»1i> f‘l1f'l|ll|‘~ of. flie >lll‘f‘]> imliisfry in
fi·*i:ii··l<_\‘ i~ tlie >l<¤lfli|¤‘lf xrorin. lt i\ >uf'e tn su_\‘ lliut i»ru<·ti¤hull_x‘
~ *.’·   Zf····l< iii tli•· Stute i< lllf.l'uf`e uml l‘l'fll|t¤I|lll‘&ll wuy of' ]'ill$ll1{;`SllQf‘Il
  ~i··mu··li u·»i·m~ ure u f.&f<‘ll>1' i~ l»_v iiiuiiugziiig the floelas
iii   l'(f*llll`t‘\ lll >ll¤‘ll El \YRl_\Y {IN lf? Ill`f‘\'!'lll if S<'I'l]>lll1‘ll[
~iil.,· tr»·11l»le. -\ll_\' lumln wliiela lius lieeii ufteetetl siitfieieiztly to
~`   tlip exteriiul efleefs lius 1'<‘f'<‘l\`\’tl u serious >etl¤u<·l<. -\ltli<»
l1iiLlflll]fl£l_\` 1·ee·»\‘e1· uml l»e llll'lf.f_\'. yet it lius l¤»>t ut leust u
l..*ll`ll ffl. Nlx \\`l‘t‘l{\ nf. lll`(lg`l°l‘$S lU\\-Ellill tl ]llfll`l{!\l{llllU ('fllldillflll.
Symptoms.
liitlier slieep or lumlls muy he iiifesfeil with stomueli worms
at ;iii_r time <»f` tlie _\`<‘ill'. l.uml>s ure uff'ei·tetl first ubout tlie
i;1ll·ll·· ·»f` the >lllfllfl<‘l‘. (lem~rull_v the first sign of treulnle is tlie
·i~·iizli ··f` one or imlre lumlis, Dulliiess. luek of tlirift. uml seour-
iii;. uiwinipziiiieil hy u x·er_v pule. hloodless skiu uml iuueous 1110111-
biuiiie of tlie eyes uml moiifli ure first. syinptouis. Sometimes
fl¢··i‘·¤ is u wutei-y swelling umler the juwi.
ll§‘ 1'l‘lllfl\'lllg` uml opening the l'0ll1`fll stoiuueli (the Ctllll-
ll1ll'ilfl(‘ll[i next to the smull iiitestiiiel of u sheep wliieh lius died l
Gfiliis trouble. its imture muy he easily recognized. The stomach

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he 11·1·:1t1·1l >llt‘<‘t‘¥\l·llll_\' hy 111111·.z1s:11l\‘1»1·:1t··1| h_\‘ the l'. N. l;l|l'<'Hll 11t`A11i111:1l Iiidustry,
lllIll°ll ll2lN given the t`11ll1»wi11;; di1·e1·ti1>11s;
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1·i·_1»>1;1l<1»t`1·1»p111·1·s11l|>h:1te 1hl11est1>11e`1 in 1 pint of hoiliiig
\\`ill1‘l'. using ])0l't‘t‘lillll or 011:11110] ware dish. as the bluestoue cor-
;_ 1·1>1les most metals. Then add enough cold water to make the
  sohitiou up to 3 gallons, using wooden, earthemware, or other
il 11011-I]lQTHlllC receptacles. This will make approximately a 1
  per cent solution and will be enough to dose 100 adult sheep,
l 41ll11wi11g l0 pei- ee11t waste. lll the p1·epz11·atio11 of the dose 11se
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For lamhs lllltl€‘l` l year ot` :1;:0 lil] OIlllL‘OS of the SOlllll4'1ll
0* ` 50 t‘lll)lQ ee11ti111ete1·sl.
For sheep past l ye:11· old ill; mmees of the solution (]OO
Ii \'lllllL° (‘Clllllll(‘i0l`F\.
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ii l ~1·1·1111·h1=d 1·11 th.· sides 111:1_x· he used t`1¤1· lll(lil$lll`lllg tl1e doses.
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wr 4 p1111*1l1‘1· ZH`_7·Ol't` illtlhlilljl the sulittzioiz.
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liuek tlie slieep into u (‘Ul'lll‘l' untl ullow it to reniuin >t;ni·l.
ing on ull l`onr legs. Sluntling ustritle the sheep or to one >i·l~_
gently open its niontli untl insert the neelc of the bottle. lming
ver_v t·urt·l`nl not to ruise its nose Iiiglier tliun the eyes. Ii` ti.-»
lieud is lieltl too liigli the llnitl n1u_v puss into tlie lungs, t·uu~ir1u
pneninoniu untl ulniost eertuin tleutli. 'l`o prevent. the >li···:~
front stopping the opening with its tongue, rolute the l·»»·· `.»¤
slowly. (live the liquid only us rupitlly us the slieep vun swullw
_ » eoinfortublv.
_ (`ure in giving tln- dose is iniportunt. lluste or ··;ii···{.-W
ness inuy liuve serious results. Like uny Ill(‘(llt‘lll(‘. tliis i< q
dungerons treutinent. when not given ueeording to directions,
When pusture rotution is not possible tlie sheep nitty le
l given ubout three-fourths of tlie regular dose of the blues:·;t:.e
SOlll.TlOI1 C\'C1`}' 111011Ill Ol' six \\`OC‘l{S dllflllg lllC SU111I1lCI` SCHSOYI.
This will aid materially in checking the worm.
Summary.
Little trouble from worms need be experienced if the fel-
lewing precautions ure observed;
1. Have the luinbs eoine curly.
2. Feed well.
Z}. Drencli tlie tloek us u nieusure of prevention. ·
4. Provitle u rotution of pustures.
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