The Columbus journal., 1901-10-16
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CsiAPTEns Foh oua
:: avaAl aEADEnA:.. ;.


. Broad 1SDo W0n q Seoe0G
Il Il sid that 'this tAps worm.
known technically q taenia ezpansa.
came TO. this eeuntry from Europe.
ut Il u nov one OF tie most CON-
mon parasites. Of sheep. While It u
; usually associated With oG6er. parasites
In the intestines Of tho sheep. It must
Be. regarded'.a the eanae Of consider
able injury and even. fetality, II u
easily recognised" on: ACCOUNT Of III
breadth and graf length. K may "a:
eeed nve yards:ln length and ct the
broadest part b hmm one:half. 70
..thrse;f6urths' Of. Oh inch Wind. II
taDsrs:away to- Ahe!. point II. the
head. and this part of'ths worm n ee
stnDnG texture. % that the head. and
heck feel hka 4 thorn: Of. In larger
worms I'm other. animals like = wire
nail. We notice. It most. in tan and
Winter. but It - really: present In the
intestine. 1T: ali times of: the .ysar.
constantly maturing iegments which
pass away in: the droppinss and spread
Infection to other sheep" A. the con:
ditfons ii. he. spring and summer ere
very favorable fer. the. existene6 Of the
embryo outside Of fhe:boiy; sheep may.
become badly infected. at this time and
show Symptons' Of the :presepee!. of the
tape worms III. late summer OF. fill:
Low wet pastures IRE suppQsed TO BE-
most favorable. for producing tape
worm aissasqs. but. We mould most
feaE:the. pasture that has been years
in: grass. and: dver-pastured. BY sheep
year after year.: The: only .way.'of de-
tefmiuink. that. sheep are infested With
tape worms. apitt: from. post m6ftem'
examination. 10 tho appearance. Of. the
Joints :af ..seGments' In the: manure.
Unless q: number Of the parasites Are
present no indication Of :disease. win
b. observed; but whom present in coas
siderable numbers in. young lambs
etnaciation ID speedy and may. prove
fatal. DE- Courtce. mentiens finding
fourteen adult worms In one lamb four
months: old; and that. tho number of
individuals present: may BE- from. 3:or
3..to:: 100 il: - seldom. however. that
more than I'VE or ifx1 .:are Observed.
Symptoms .of disease do. not appear
hntii. the parasites reach .ccnsiderabIe'
inte.t;n:i ~ p.,s o.cs u
80 :%S ~: :.a..ss
n..k xSu.CI
ana :1.s.s:t.S s:'. ~
from: exhaustion. In late, stages dfar-
Fhoea isl promlnent:sympton The:
,%so:s. I:ncIns :le oP.!c, the: .oc.
.,,,ss Serc:v:a; oI cti .9a M 10y
1919 =: 49, ~. ~ us ~. ~. 1Ist
Stsss :. 80. .mpe'l
e:--- 80. .y ~:
:..1 ~: ~
~. e.csSsa .!nA.
No., isl::9@e :s@e s:Cet.e9e ,e?co.
- scoS M: :n:tnaa
meec.ssScHG aO pI?vent
49,. ..s.E. sY-us Ic", ~;
,e.S.!s1Si. Gun.,.A.s 49, sIS!.e
- 49, :opp;.cc's oveFscccHl"s
49, . - ~, 'c~,, ~ past!!es
-. tleetmen:
-. Su:e sa1stitS;l 'tee accA y leken
- 's. eH.g tne ae.tIue.'o 'l
uls ke!as!.e seyesai p!epaEa99n are
NcS.noe he!cte: eom,nistering
%s,cl9e:: tooe. a99 !cter. sne9l :De
.e.c %. .twsIve. nC9Is more
.aa -: y. Sex!s.cle =. Iollox ne. ecpe
~. ~, salse ot t0eF =
49, : .H.. 49, ot casooI o1. ;AieeA
soc ~ = !e!ee eleeom
49, E..: o.e!c: tetn IN two ounce
a aoas .oo.,o: ~ y one-nal!'
so:e"o ols I aoseS; = p!crate OF
-" ..n .c% e:aG ~ En-; eoses gre
- ~ @ost nisn!y teeom-
ninlst.red: ma doubt ;anv OF. "a :.hova
viii xive sood:resuiti. on Of .turD1n-
line 10 also much used: After using
his remedy for the destruction. 7of: the
stomach worms sheep: have, been OBJ
served to, pass large, numbers Of taps
.orms In the, treatment Of: badly: AZ !
eectedI eocks tho Animals should re
sef9e the 9 ef. car and IN. addition
%, ceine supplied With generous diet
composed Of: :such foods: 3 crushed
oa!s' p!an ana OF! CAKE. NE well: to
siy 2. TONG: meoieane IN the feeo. FOR
l!le !a<ee1 p9EPoc IT, !Wiil-De l0Qno cen-