The domestic sheep its The domestic sheep : its culture and general management domesticsheepits01stew Year: 1900 363 THE DOMESTIC SHEEf* make a slower progress as the flock is more able to resist the ad- vances of the parasites. 'The fittest survive.' This is one of the organic laws of the universe, and in addition to all the precautions by which these pests are destroyed, as by the semi-annual dipping, and by every precaution against infection, by dipping thoroughly every exposed animal brought into a flock, we must secure exemption from this worst of all ailments of the sheep. The old she
The domestic sheep its The domestic sheep : its culture and general management domesticsheepits01stew Year: 1900 363 THE DOMESTIC SHEEf* make a slower progress as the flock is more able to resist the ad- vances of the parasites. 'The fittest survive.' This is one of the organic laws of the universe, and in addition to all the precautions by which these pests are destroyed, as by the semi-annual dipping, and by every precaution against infection, by dipping thoroughly every exposed animal brought into a flock, we must secure exemption from this worst of all ailments of the sheep. The old sheep, too, should be dipped in time to secure the lambs against infection, and what- ever sheep are found to be suffering from the parasite should be most carefully isolated until treatment can be used to disin- fect them. In using any dip it will be found desirable to prepare the sheep by a previous application, by which the scabs may be softened and to break these up at the same time by some rough means, as by a bundle of corn cobs so arranged as to effect this purpose in a thorough manner. For it will be obvious that unless the crusts are broken into, so that the dip will reach the insects, much of the effect of the dipping will be thrown away uselessly. In short, in this, as in all similar operations of the shepherd, that valuable quably known as gumption is to be made use of in a thorough manner. We prefer to say nothing as to the dips, except tO' guard our readers against the far too acrid sulphur-and-lime mixture, on ac- count of its bad effect on the fleeces of sheep dipped in a precau- tionary manner, and as a preventi\e of the disease. There are so many good and safe dips in the market that it will be found best to depend on those which are made under accurate methods, as to quantities and qualities, and follow the expert advice in their application, and so avoid misuse or ineffective work, and also the certain injury to the fleece which is one sure result of this too a
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