WORMS IN THE LUNGS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1278, 15 January 1883, Page 2

WORMS IN THE LUNGS.

; ; J (From The' Field) It was remarkable, at the conclusion | of. .the, last article, that, notwith- | Btanding the difficulties -which are in i. tha-way ofi>reyenticig the of i parasitism among animals, something • may be done to mitigate the evil, It | must, however, be understood that in ! will restore the land to a heal% Btate will be serious, and it ■ may be a question whether it will be J better to let matters take their course J • one in'case* where: tlie x bontaminated j lands are ' cloae to rivers; and bo sit--3 uated that efficient drainage is not • practicable, and generally in all > inßtanoes where there are great natural 1 obstacles; in w&y'of drSiningj'the > - will not be in all cirtulnstances the e same, but a few general statements i will inoludoixioit of tliedii- Finitliirji

m' dangerous or calves.' baelras any bhe can: youiig •sfciolf'havo llifid \vitli 'of ■ the plluros; and the deaths have been attributed to .cold or wet/and J only by 'acradent mllithe. disdoVetyj-,J)§ made jthfttVtneluiig tiVes of tiieabimab whiph : die threadworms. ■; . ' - It a ' fettkble loss occurs, among young stock from the ravages of parasites wjthout' any BUBpibioft 'iif the true cause of the mischief being excited in of the-farmer." In'faii, as :a ' examinations are not : MkAtfor calf is opened, the examination . is gpemlly made by an Unskilled per.v ,8on (; or. made :in a very perfunctory ■ manner. The isliepherd or herdsman'is t generally content 'to give ah, opinion •''•thftithe'"lights"or fliver,"'or some . jjftrt.ofithe inside,' was black or. rotten, presumed tO : cover everything."- ' 1 I occumiig.ftmong jyoußg stwk, seasons or oh moistfounds may , ,te. due towant of nutritive 'quality 'of .i. the herbage, 1 or to miasraajbut it . is Under any circumstahcgSj to, bus"''i'ficj; tie of parasites,;• and the' ! !,'suspicion.may be tested- as : to ' its -corrvMctnes9 on the animal'\yh'ich; is ' found dead. " •'. i . , ~".jsij®MMtion; of .the tubes ".cofj 1 J the

.enitihf along' the- windpipe to %, enitoijcfelnto tVe'.lungs, 1 ;anff testtow r !, ihrg : eitKer r of the 1 'off ,the : itlie iliiiig 'tissues.' Generally j- Bpeakingjifc 'will not.be ittoestofryCW jjo iariefore the white thread worms wjill i,|i! coiled kdd; .. tothe idiaeaae isi at. mjide.clears'! ! jrii tWhen• thc ; examirihtioiv has iifsiilM = iq. -tilb'detectioii of thread worms in the the Inquirer should nexfcproceed , tq openthe fourth stomachj'-iii •whioh Morgan 1 a variety of strangle, More.' des-' > tractive than the lung strangle, 'is often, fptfiid in, conjunction with, the lattor, ; t\vo. parasites, acting together' •lender, the chances of life the' unfor't'unate' host very slight/indeefl,-. 1 paying. the '.fact •of the strongles, the next thing is ' Uadetermine whether or hot 'the'infes : . ted animals took them from the pasture '• on which they were feeding at the time of the discovery. This point is not . ilVayjto' be' decided at onco; but in most cases an inquiry -into the history, of the animals for the last few months will lead to a correct conclusion. ; '■ '•'When the. eyidence shows that the pastures'' aire contaminated with the of strongles, there is no escape from the necessity of draining the land so as to get rid oi one of the chief con■l ditions in favor of parasitic growth. - All methods of dealing with dangerous .•grounds short of deep, draining are . more or less illusory; but when, this is • done-there is a reasonable Hope the temporary harm, which is done by a wet ' Reason may ; be mitigated by good man-. agement. One of the'first things to . -.tt)' attended 1 'to- ! jitv '.the prevention ; of-parasitib lung (disease iff to avoid put- .. ting lambs or calves on pastures which Jiaye beon fed over a few months, pre,!*iously by'older stock; 'Of course, if the intervening.'period ; has been very . hot and dry, no harm ; may happen; ijbttt if the'dihdislbw or the season has . been wet the''chances are that the, .'' eiffibrpyps of the worms which may have . bfeen deposited have undergone the • -necessarydevelopment, and Only wait a : favofable opportunity .to infest sueceptible'/feubjects." In any case,, where -there is; a possibility of young stock 7'becoMing the'victim. of parasites; it'is fa'ijjse precaution.;to supply the animals a liberal allowance of salt... Book ;.sait should' be placed about the pasture.' .laad'bay salt may be sprinkled on the -trough food. "The' expedient of top* •dresfcihg this dangerous grounds with salt isjjne of .doubtful efficacy—indeed ajj, 'is*.more,. than -probable that the '"quantity of . . salt-which would be required to destrpy. the parasites would also kill the'herbage j but nq £ijs.k would be'iiicurred by giving the agent' to the ; t apiroajs, .and -thus«eting,'diye6tly ;6n .itjift fofms 6f .the''parasite's' tiliftli' they •inab'up.fith t : thdir< fo6;d,' i whicji haye. fc Strangles shotild'be chiefly in the;tonic and. dietectio 'iord&Vj ori' tli'e. pnncipio iof sitpporting the. system While. Nature'cures the disease >* ' > Strongles, like "most parasites, make the warm-blooded 'aliimal a temporary TCBidence, and if the animal- •ist strong «jiough- to resist the ravages "of" the visitors for a 'time all will:,be well; but, unfortunately, it is the case usually . moflt. weaJc]y:Bubjepts ; are; the ■ 'favori'to 'i .of worms, and .<onsequeutlfthe : injury which is done •js irreparable." '■••• | A large proportion of thojops which 'to'the ravages of the-lung'; worms, would be prevented if the true' . caoseof the damage were thoroughly; . understood, Whep the stock-owner yeaUses.theifact that, his animals-die: h .' iroin' debility and exhaustion, and not; from any' specific.:,disease, it will' " -naturally occtir .to him that, a liberal? dietary' :is.;'ori6 - important ; factor! in the curative treatment, -r Removal of .the'sick sheep'-or calves from the, pastures where the parasites flourish ip-atrobvkffif procedure, which is not. adopted .in a, certain, number..of .in- • stances, chiiafly, it may be presumed, on of practical difficulties')which; Bt&ttl inthe way. If the wei lands on whjch .the animals .are. dyings happeffs; , be...thq highest"ahd driest,.on .the; ~: jTarini, any movements must,, necessarily ; ...;be'inthe wrong- direction, In ; such; circumstances, all curatiVe treatment is undertaken at adisadvantage. ,7 | 'tJoodfood of a digestible tad tempts ' ing kind k the: most' eßßeht&l;par t of the.treittiiMt ih-addition,'small " , '^es.of-ordinaryioil ofMrpentme.will jie,beneficial, ..This agent-is-stimulent in its action, and if it comes in contact : - with the'parfi&itea it will'act'poweffully . ...pßitienuj'-but probably, its l chief i:in- •: fluen«6 is- to-its anti- :: • septic qualities. *Xboiit a - p s for. p,icalf,-.and half the! Dose 1 -, for' a. xtut^' be given ini'tl-mixtofif of- ifajjs'' aM 'milk, both of'which, wMK-thiy'^the ", ':.lo»yy.iniitatiiif action of the turp»n-

'fltdj;' %ss> folsfe' r; didtetlc 'value. Eenjediies 'act ditifeotly. on tHe in the lungs are infavoV witlr. some ■ stoblc-b\vnei*S, but their' effects, are,.oftentoo, aotly e., Jnli al§tipix .'of .the Vapour ofUVsulphuri or wtbolic, acid cause? a. great: deal of irritation' and touch violent coughing,,,in_ coUAe'of which rtany worm's'h'rt pelled, but it is at,best doubtful if ahy permanent good is gained by this Heroic form L of treatment'; and,' on-- : the' other

hand, there is no doubt at all of the • value o£ the system of liberal'feeding J and the of small doses of turpbn- ' t tine.- ' ;l ' ! ' | ■" '• '' |-."i