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The anatomical peculiarities of the animal must be known before the administration of the
drugs. In order to safeguard the animal against the toxic effects, anthelmintics should be followed
by purgatives, such as castor oil, calomel, magnesium sulphate.
Fumigation and intra-tracheal injections are recommended for the worms of air-passages and
lungs. Tartar emetic and emetin for blood parasites. Extract of male fern for fasciliosis of goats,
but not of cattle, hookworms of dogs and sheep, intestinal trematodes of dogs and for Hœmonchus
in sheep. Oil of Chenopodium for ascarids of dog, cat and pig and for strongyles and Oxyuris in
equines. CS 2 for ascarids in the horse. Tetrachloroethylene for hookworms of cats, dogs and pigs
CuSO 4 for Hœmonchus of sheep.
The parasites of the lungs, muscles, connective tissue, nodular worms and smaller trichostrongyles
have not yet been found amenable to treatment. [ G. D. B.]
An Observation on Human Resistance to Infection with Ascaris from the Pig. —
BUCKLEY, J. J. 0. (1931). Journ. Helminth., 9, 45—46.
Experimental evidence of Koino (1922), Payne, Ackert and Hartman (1925) has shown
that human Ascaris and Ascaris from the pigs are not interchangeable as to their respective
hosts. The material in the above experiments consisted of embryonated eggs. The writer in
collaboration with Prof. Leiper tried to ascertain the information regarding the subject by using
migrating larva from the lungs of pigs. As a result of this experimentation it was ascertained
that human beings and monkeys are not infected with the pig forms. Hiraishi (1928), however,
succeeded in infecting pigs deficient in vitamin A with human Ascaris. A converse to this is
likely to prove positive, but a human subject deficient in vitamin A is difficult to obtain.
[G. D. B].
The Effect of Codliver Oil and Potassium Iodide on the growth of white Bellary
sheep in South India. T. MURARI, B.Sc. (Oxon), F.L.S. (Agriculture and
Livestock in India, 2, 157)
The white rams in the Bellary sheep generally did not survive long. As their appearance
indicated that better nutrition might be useful a tea spoonful of codliver oil per head was given
daily. The white rams survived, but were not as robust as either the black face whites or the
blacks. In order to see if the nutrition could be improved 7½ grains of Potassium iodide
were given twice a week. Among the whites those under codliver oil and potassium iodide put on
more weight than those lots under either codliver oil alone or potassium iodide alone. Black face
whites receiving codliver oil and potassium iodide grew twice as fat as the whites getting the
same nutrition.
Inheritance of Colour in Bellary sheep. T. MURARI, B.Sc. (Oxon), F.L.S.
(Agriculture and Livestock in India, 2, 160)
The experimental stock purchased in 1912 consisted of a preponderant number with black face
white bodies, a fewer number of blacks and an occassional number of completely whites. The
object of the experiment was for increasing production of white wool and more mutton. The
complete white rams only survived after the administration of codliver oil. Results for different
type of mating are given. They show that black and white are pure and black face white is the
mixed dominant indicating single factor for black and single factor white. Two sets of mating
suggest non-disjunction for chromosems carrying colour.