Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-11-18
Thrift and Health.

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Thrift and Health.
Keeping animals thrifty is one Of the
best ways of keeping them healthy.
IS of the South Dakota Expert
nent Station says:
In September, 1896, when the expert
ment lambs were fed growing rape,
their droppings contained segments OF
donieza expansa, r. b., the broad tape
worm of sheep, indicating that previ-
ous weakening of the lambs digestive
systems had permitted the Judgement
and increase of these parasites. In
JURY revealed the fact that the lambs
had suffered from lack of water and
grass on their summer range. AS these
conditions also favor the growth OF the
more harmful Thysanosoma actinio-
'des, Dies, the fringed cestode OF sheep,
the droppings were carefully examined,
but not a trace of the fringed segments
could be found. In February, 1897, two
of the sheep died and many fringed ces-
todes were found in the small intestine
GEAR the entrance of the common bile
duct, and also in the smaller bile duct,
tar up into the lobes of the liver. Al
this time the cestodes were from one
half inch to three inches long, and the
egg-bearing segments were not mature
enough to be breaking away from the
worms. AS some of the sheep were not
responding properly to their feed, II
was predicted that all were infested ana
the flock was isolated. Neither at this
time nor at later autopsies were any
IT the broad tapeworms found IN the
tntestines, and it is probable that the
purging caused, by the rape had ex-
oelled them in September. Throughout
the month of April, thirteen of these
sheep were slaughtered, the viscera ex-
'amined, and every sheep was found In
tested with fringed cestodes. These
parasites were most numerous In the
enlarged bile ducts of the liver, and in
the small intestine near the orifice OF
the bile duct, which was usually so en-
larged as to easily admit an ordinary
lead pencil. A few Of the gall cysts
contained one or two of the cestodes.
In six sheep the pancreas was also In
tested, the fringed cestodes being found
far up in the pancreatic ducts, three
inches from the small intestine. The
condition of the sheep did not vary with
the relative number of these internal
parasites, some of the largest and fat
test sheep containing as many fringed
cestodes as the lighter weight sheep.
All of the sheep were so carefully fed
as to be thrifty and we'll nourished
throughout the experiment. This care
with their rapid fall fattening, caused
their mutton to be of the best quality
and by far the best obtainab1e in
Brookings this year. At later stages Of
the trouble the sheep would have lost
flesh and the emaciated would have
thus been made unfit for eating. There
lis no proof that the fringed cestode in
tests human beings. The fringed ces.
tode resembles liver fluke both in ap'
pearance and effects. Both fatten a.
first and afterwards emaciate the sheep
The liver f1uke is a smooth, bag-likt
aatworm. while magnifying glass
shows the fringed cestode to be a joint
ed tapeworm, with fringes covering tn
segments. Under liquid these fringe!
may be seen by the unaided eye, ant
are diagnostic The viscera of the thir
ty-one sheep slaughtered in Brookings
during April, 1897, were examined
Sixteen sheep which had been summer
fed on closely pastured prairie, ant
watered from nearly dried-up ponds
were found infested with the fringet
cestode. The other fifteen sheep hat
grazed on abundant grass, had access
to a plentiful supply of pure water ant
were entirely free from internal para
sites. Thus the region near Oakwoot
Lakes was remarkable for it's exemption
from sheep parasites. The facts al
ready ascertained in this investigation
indicate that if the young lambs ar
fed untainted food in troughs, or OF
clean pastures, and given an abundance
of clean water, with liberal supply O
salt, there is little danger of their be
coming infested with the fringed ces
tode. AS it is generally believed tina
more prairie sheep die during their frs
winter from the effects of the fringe,
cestode than from any other cause, thi
line of investigation will be continued
Shropshire Breeders Meeting.
The annual meeting of the American
Shropshire Registry Association will
be held Thursday morning, Nov. 18th
10 o'clock, at club room a." Sherman
house, Chicago, Ill. This will be dur
Ing the great American Fat Stock an
Horse Show, which will be held in tn