SHEEP AILMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 561, 16 July 1909, Page 8

SHEEP AILMENTS.

ADDRESS BY DR. ,HILCENDORF. .■:■■ ;Dr. Hilgondorf, of Lincoln College, gave an interesting address last week on "Animal. Parasites of Sheep." Ho showed a list of ■■twenty-six .animal parasites of sheep, but dealt "in detail with only,, the few that wero . prevalent in Now Zealand. These included: Sheep's' nasal bot-fly, which was described as never being fatal to .tho, sheep, although it caused them considerabjo inconvenience,' but for which no■ efficient remedy, was known; ' ticks and lice, which he said wero thoroughly, kept in check by judicious dipping:.. tapeworm and, bladder-worm, 1 especially the blad-der-worm, on tho sheep's brain, causing tho disease known as "gid -or "sturdy." Cases of thai disease.occurred not infrequently, but it could be cured by the removal of the. cyst from the brain. It was stated 1 that the sheep could be kept entirely freedom "sturdy" if 'dogs were not allowed ,'to eat sheep's heads; > or if the.dogs.wore periodically treated with. some vermifuge, such as areca nut or santonin. Dr. Hilgondorf added that the trouble and expense of treating dogs yearly for a, great number of years would be much more than recompensed by the protection of a single valuable sheep from the effects of the cyst. '■ '•:..■•'■ '.'■_ - : ■:',-.■ V-''' • '■".•■'• .-.■.■•'■ v ■ Lung-rworm, described as'one of the commonest parasites of Bheep, was dwelt upon at some length, and the relative merits ,of dosing with turpentine, fumigating with sulphur,-: 'and merely giving fresh young feed, were dis--cussed. It was shown that in various' cir-i cumstahces each of these" three methods gives satisfactory results, but it was 'stated, that the method recently propounded by < Mr. Blackloy' in the "Agricultural \ and •: Pastoral Association's Journal," : of sprinkling the salt in the sheep's salt boxes with turpentine, promised to bo a'yery efficacious. and srmplo method: of dealing .with! lung-worm; in every case in which' sheep were sufficiently .eager for the salt to lick up the required ■quantity of, turpentine'.- v . .■"■•'•' ; ' , FACTORY VACANCIES; ■ : The Oaonui Co-operative. Dairy.-, Company; has vacancies for a general manager ; (withknowledge of' butter-making, -preferred), . salary "£250; manager 'of their. : ; Arawhata Chtese; Factory;, manager of their Kahui llbad Cheese Factory; 'and first assistant at' their central cheese factory.-..-:• Applications ■ Close on July-30.' Mr.'M. J. Brennari, of Opunake, is secretary.'.,-'-■'. '■'■■■:.<■ .' ;, The - Warea Co-operative Cheese'' Factory is' in need of a manager, salary £200. Applications may be -made ■■) to the; chairman (Mr. J. Burgess, Warea) up to 2 olclock' on Monday,' August 2. Mr.: Hugh, Bailey, of New Plymouth', is secretary. ."'■' v'-. !";LINCOLN. FLOCK CLEARINC SALE. Mr. W. Gadsby, of Manutahi, one of our best-kriown Lincoln -breeders/ .is to hold a clearing sale of the whole of his flocks next Wednesday, July' 21. ■ Mr. .Gadsby has been - in New Zealand for 30' years, > and for the last .15 has. been right in the forefront : as a Lincoln breeder, feeing regarded by. the : A; and P.. societies as;one.of tjie best judges in the Dominion. Mr. Gadsby is leaving for Sydney,the day'after the sale. CHEESE FACTORY-FOR CLYDEVALE. It has been decided to orect a cheese' factory at tho Douglas Estate, Clydevalo, At a meeting of fanners interested, Mr. Mackrell, tho representative for Messrs. J. B. MacEwan and Co., stated that bis company was prepared to erect'an up-to-date-two-vat choeso factory, fitted with tho latest automatic curd agitators, and completed in running order, and with a Government certificate, for the sum of £989. Tho prospect is viowod with much enthusiasm in' the district. '