. The domestic sheep : its culture and general management. Sheep. Fig. 10. The Fluke Egg. Fig. 11. Fig. 12. Egg with Embryo. The Fig. 13. Snail Enlarged. in the flock of Southdowns owned by the late Royal Phelps, on Long Island, N. Y.; but in this case the parasite Avas unquestion- ably imported in the sheep, which were Southdowns presented to Mr. Phelps by an English friend. This introduction of the pest was doubtless successful in establishing it in that locality; as three years had elapsed since the sheep had been imported. The mollusk in which the fluke passes its larval stage is
. The domestic sheep : its culture and general management. Sheep. Fig. 10. The Fluke Egg. Fig. 11. Fig. 12. Egg with Embryo. The Fig. 13. Snail Enlarged. in the flock of Southdowns owned by the late Royal Phelps, on Long Island, N. Y.; but in this case the parasite Avas unquestion- ably imported in the sheep, which were Southdowns presented to Mr. Phelps by an English friend. This introduction of the pest was doubtless successful in establishing it in that locality; as three years had elapsed since the sheep had been imported. The mollusk in which the fluke passes its larval stage is a snail, but it is not that the sheep devour the snails, and so take up the parasite, but the young of the fluke are taken up by the sheep as they drink at stagnant ponds or water holes in marshy ground, where in an intermediate stage they pass a portion of their existence. Then, finding their way from the stomach, to the 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 Stewart, Henry. Chicago : American Sheep Breeder Press
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