Parasitic Enteritis.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 98, 11 September 1908, Page 3

Parasitic Enteritis.

Parasitic enteritis, generally known ' among husband Tien as white scour in calves and young sheep, occasionally causes serious losses to this owners of stud sheep and cattle. The disease appears to be largely confined to old pastures on which sheep and cattle have been grazed for many years. Outbreaks of this disease occur frequently in Britain, some seasons being specially favourable to its development. The cause is believed to be the presence of large numbers of worms in the fourth stomach and duodenum. One of these worms is a new species for which the name strongylus cervicornis has been suggested. It is a very small round worm and its presence can only be detected by employing' a microsocpe to examine the contents of the stomach. Sometimes another nematode worm (strongylus controtus) is the cause of the ill. The various parasites which are found in the fourth stomach do not appear to cause trouble to the host except when they are present in enormous numbers. The parasites do not appear to increase in number in the soil, but they breed rapidly while inhabiting the bodies of their hosts. A rcr.v. dy that is said to have proved fairly successful in Britain is Ivsol diluted with v. a tor. Many ren.edies haw been Ir:r-n such • tor;* ntin«\ • cH-y clone. ]>'T; •. >'":!■ n', <.-ai K-! i<: r.rid. : ao f i aa la a'' i aa i. i: ay iv.'.Vt 1 a.^uiioii I in ' ■ i i'i t ;> •: i i, anaoa oa.--- 1 :- i Si iaO.Vl V'.rii) ii: >'aa.i a KM!: aaa i i:o Sail:'.' ! ;aay iv iii of a.'. i Pi'ira. i'tlr-' ia :a' oyiaa>a 'ha.! ; "v\a a'aon ' is bei ut or r a Vr a -aa;a a.aui ; with Mnaa aa<i aai; iiaa , ,ia •; ao'ia'y ! roaotnaaaaio ;-aa ( »v. a !-.;-ivnv : ;sjr <'H ! a;" aa ;a aaa.u to h.i\v aa aareiieni eiuvi". Goo.l :•(;!:! is haa.v i<;-<a; ob--fn'm-r! io ;he U:\ > ft* a half oaaaa d«>.-v of aha ; a labatvo, given in tin 1 !'a;-m of a ba.il every other day for a week then giving siii interval of a weok'a rest, and

continuing aid "-dely for five weeks, giving lirnc-.vtr:-.-;- to the animals to rivir-.1-;'. Ar-evh' ha:- been used to tret rid cm" ir.t-.' ■■: :,:;:1 v. cr;ns in Australia, hut ivii'V "!;■■■ ■•■'.-• 'vwc resulted, from poi.■■; '.'-.:■■■■.:■■ i I'cifults have been obvahi' ! in A,i.:<-.uv--.lia by the use of sc'iur ..-■.-":; ::;iown ivx-p dips, and on each -..aeka.ire fall directions are given for dikicion tin.! - : dosage. In this as in every other disease, the best time to attack the enemy is in the early ;-!aav-a of iU development. There is not much comfort in the above, but fortunately Farasilie Kntoritis is far less common now than it was a few years ago, as breeder? are providing moi-e winter food of a suitable character. The loss of hair about the eyes of calves and other animals and a white appearance of the skin are usually due to a form of more or less contagious mange. A successful application is a mixture comprising four tablespoonsful of lard, with a tablespoonful of sulphur and half a teaspoon of carbolic acid well mixed. Rub the affected parts, avoiding the eyes. Sand-crack usually makes its appearance -by way of a very slight crack in the hoof. Lameness is present in severe cases which have been pi-oduced suddenly, or when the crack has slowly advanced and has been in existence for some time.