The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-01-06

disease of the skin of animals. due 70
minute parasites. Which are often
termed mites. There are at least three
different species of these mites and
many Varieties of each species. They
are found on practically all the domes-
Tic animals and on many MID ones, but
they arc not readily transferred from
one species of animals to others. as
from sheep In cattle or from cattle to
horses. SO that sgabhN sheep are not
dangerous to uattie or horses. nor axe
scabby cattle dangerous to sheep and
horses.
The Observation-Disclosures the
greatest toss in sheep and next in cat
tie. While The caNse, symptoms and
treatment are very similar for all the
iferent species OF animals. In this ar
3 lie W. viii treat of the disease III cat
only.
Scabies is ono OF the oldest diseases
.lat we have ANY record of and IL has
.oeeu known on our southern and west
ern ranges for a number OF years.
Where il has become more and more
prevalent from e to year until near
~ all cattle OF certain sections have be
come infected. Within the past few
years :he disease has spread with sur
prising rapidity from the range oun
ny into the feeding sections of the
country, by infected cattle passing To
he feeding lots of the corn belt re-
zion.
The call of tbe cattle men Of the
.a1ige for assistance in handling the
disease, enforced by the protest OF the
itoclt men of the feeding section
against the introduction of the disease
nto their country. led the secretary of
agriculture to lake action in the mat
cr. that esulted In his issuing rules
md regulations looking TO the control
N eradication of this disease. rms
tction of the secretary brought the
natter prominently before the cattle
men of the west, where il has become
,ne of the incsl important questions
confronting the cattle industry.
Tlnerc arc three forms of mango in
:attle, bus the common form of the
disease the only n %! sufficient
Importance to demand attention is the
orln caused by The parasite termed
~osoruptes communis. variety bowls
which are too small to be seen with the
1ake ed eye but are plainly visible when
%naenilied 50 TO 40 diaiueters, when
hey appear somewhat like small lur-
les With eight legs. These parasites
rom their host. They produce the dis
,ase-seabies-by piercing the Skin to
get their food ana wherever they
,ierea the skin they %.riitatu AID poison
This irritation and other poisonous
tttlDn causes more or less Setull-Ntl-
owisA Watcry fluid to be eNuded
rom the wound, which mixes with the
lirt on dust in the nair Of the animal
tnI when it is dried it forms a more oI
css tlicK crust OF soab. which give ii
he popular name of scab. The para
sites live and breed under this scab
hat - between the crust and the skin
The :.iuit female lays her eggs loose il
he serum and debris below the crust
out does not attach them 10 the hail as
loes the louise. TheSe eggs hatch here
and tire young parasites after moultins
tna changing the form and shedding
The old skin a couple of times, seacl
maturity without leaving the host
They multiply With great rapidly, ON,
pair producing as hign as 100000 coo n
10 DAYS.
The disease is spread from one ami
NAL TO another by some of tlie liv'
parasites Or eggs getting from an in.
'cctca or" to = healthy one. Tins ma,
be by Immediate. direct contact Wher'
he parasite or eggs pass from the ONT
eninNii TO the other when they are rub
pitls together. OF by Intermediate con
tact whore tire live pa,asites or egg
.ass from thc infected animal II
some other object, as Il post. side o
>aln. etc. and from his object to som
ai'i"r animals
C.ts ma be done by the infecte,
e"4n.s Rubbing against ii post, or othe
,ui- I where IL leaves more or les
chunks: of hair and crusts thai contain
parasites ana eggs that may get upol
healthy animals that happen to ruI
against the slInc post or other OBJ
iect.
Symptoms.
The FIST symptoms of scabieS tina
will usually attract attention, is III
animal licking or rubbing itself o.
some particular spot. more or less O
tho ff1ls an Dyl ,,r - ~ =. 1, %
spots DE made at this time it will b
found that the hair is filled with littl
patches OF crust or scab and as the dis
ease advances these patches becom
larger and larger and the crusts thick
er and thicker. unless they are broke
UP by the animal rubbing itself agains
some solid object, as a post. etc.
AS the crusts increase in thickness
the hair will assume ii standing posi-
don. thus giving the coat a rough APP
~pearance. h disease usually make
It's first appearance upon the RUM
root of Tie tail or shoulders, though j
bulls that have served COWS that wer
affected upon the runp, the diseae
may appear first upon the belly.
When AN animal is onc affected
that is when live parasites or eggs az
deposited on a healthy animal, tn
ggs viii! hatch and the parasites. oil
ar young. VIII crawl doWn to the ski1
where they live by sucking serum frol
the skin. The bite of the parasite j
very Irritating and produces most in
tense itching. which causes the an
NAL 10 lick or rub itself. The MOI
parasites there are and the longer the
remain the thicker the crusts heeorn,
unless they are broken up by the ami
NAL rubbing itself. When the para
sites become numerous they produc
go Much irritation and itching thai th
animal will spend Il great dead of III
lime III licking and rubbing itself, Whit
1T wound otherwise he eating or chew
ing its cud. This materially interfere
with the animal putting on flesh &
growing.
II nothing is done to check The dis
ease is will usually spread from til
small patches until it covers most q
the body. but it is rarely, if ever. fouM
on the legs. When the disease is ex
~tensive and covers large areas of th
body or of long standing. the irritatio
causes the skin to become much thick
ened and ~roughened, and in very ba
cases more or less wrinkled. when
appears to lie in folds The itchin
Is usually 50 great that the amin;
usually rub the hair and crusts o
and often rubs SO tiercely as TO woun
the skin severely.
One peculiar feature of the diseas
is that it is usually much more seriol
IN cold than in warm weather. This
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