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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1628, 13 May 1903, Page 63

A farmer on the West Coast of the North Island, who lias been losing a number of lambs and hoggets through a trouble caused by the presence off v/cims in the lungs and stomach, recently sent two badly-affected animals to the Agri-

cultural Laboratory in Sydney street for examination. The lambs Ave*-e licit de-

stroyed, but were kept in the laboratory yard, and given a -fattening supply of dry, nourishing food, but no medicine Avbatover. They have now comple'’ely recovered, and are getting fat-. This is another proof, although it is not needed, in the light of past experience, of the truth of the contentions of the departmental officers that parasitic diseases of this kind do not require medicinal treatment, but only the provision, of a proper diet. Another sheep was recently sent doivn to the Voter-nary Division suffering from fatty infiltration of the liv-er, as the result of too much.

fab-producing food and too little oxircise. In other Avordls, the sheep had been lh'ing in paddocks producing a lieaA-y groivtli of nutritious grasses and clover, admirably adapted for cattliefattening, and eren for sheep if they Avere cleared off as soon as they became fat. Unfortunately for the cAvner, this course had not been pursued. The sheep on its arriA’al at (Veilingto.n had already begun to show some improvement as t)ie result of tAventy-four hours’ travelling Avithout food. It has since been kept on a diet of a feAV ounces of bay daily, Avifh plenty of Avater and exercise, and it has noAA- entirely recovered. It is gradually being given a reasonably full diet, and in' a feAA r days', as it is a valuable stud

i&eep, it will be sent back to it- owner completely cured. This animal also received no medicine whatever, being simply dieted on rational principles. These cases afford a valuable object lesson to sheep-owners-