. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. DISEASES OF SHEEP 445 lowing: Dissolve one ounce of copper sulfate in two quarts of boiling water. Use only copper sulfate of a uniform blue color. Avoid that which is in conglomerate lumps with white patches and covered with a white crust. The owner is cautioned against guessing at the weights and measures, for this is likely to result in too strong a solution, which will kill the animal, or in too weak a solution, which will fail
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. DISEASES OF SHEEP 445 lowing: Dissolve one ounce of copper sulfate in two quarts of boiling water. Use only copper sulfate of a uniform blue color. Avoid that which is in conglomerate lumps with white patches and covered with a white crust. The owner is cautioned against guessing at the weights and measures, for this is likely to result in too strong a solution, which will kill the animal, or in too weak a solution, which will fail to be effective. Prepare the animals for treatment by fasting from twenty to twenty-four hours. The dose is as follows: — Agb of Animals Tablespoon- FULS CUBtC Centimeter Lambs 3 months old Lambs 6 months old Sheep 12 months old Sheep 18 months old Sheep 24 months old 1 2 3 4 4i 20 40 60 80 90 The medicine is given in the form of a drench as suggested for stomach-worms. If, after dosing, any of the sheep seem to be suffering from an overdose, indi- cated by lying apart from the flock, not feeding, manifesting a painful, excited look, and a spasmodic movement in run- ning, walking with a stiff gait, or purging with a dirty brown discharge, take the affected ani- mal from the flock to a shady place and dose with laudanum and milk. For a lamb four to six months old, give a tablespoonful of laudanum in a tumbler of milk. Repeat half the dose in two or three hours if Fig. 155. — Champion Cotswald Ram. Photograph from the National Stockman and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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