Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine diseasesofcattle00mous Year: 1920 PSOROPTIC MANGE SHEEP SCAB. 625 Does scab exist in the Jiock /—If scab does not actually exist and the wool is long, the dipping in this case simply being a matter of precaution, it is best not to select a dip containing lime. The facilities at hand for preparing dip.—If fuel is very scarce, so that it is impracticable to boil the mixture for at least two hours, the lime-and-sulphiir dips should not be selected. The pastures.—In case it is necessary to place the dipped sheep on the s
Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine diseasesofcattle00mous Year: 1920 PSOROPTIC MANGE SHEEP SCAB. 625 Does scab exist in the Jiock /—If scab does not actually exist and the wool is long, the dipping in this case simply being a matter of precaution, it is best not to select a dip containing lime. The facilities at hand for preparing dip.—If fuel is very scarce, so that it is impracticable to boil the mixture for at least two hours, the lime-and-sulphiir dips should not be selected. The pastures.—In case it is necessary to place the dipped sheep on the same pastures they occupied before being dipped, it is always Fig. 256.—A comparatively early case of common scab, showing a bare spot and tagging of the wool. best to use a dip containing sulphur. If a proprietary dip is selected under those circumstances, it is suggested that sulphur be added, about 1 lb. of flowers of sulphur to every 6 gallons of dip. The object in using sulphur is to place in the wool a material which will not evaporate quickly, but will remain there for a longer period of time than the scab parasites ordinarily remain alive away from their hosts. By doing this the sheep are protected against reinfection. Sulphur is one of the oldest known remedies for scab; its use is best known in the tobacco-and-sulphur dip and in the lime-and- sulphur dip. These home-made mixtures are the two dips which s s
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