VETERINARY QUERIES.
fAmwered by a daly qnauaod Veterinary Snrgeon. • Queries mait bo reoolved bj llohdat nl(ht to en»ur« reply it the moaoeillac iisns.l Grub. — The grubs you forwarded were the larvae of .1 small gartflj ((E-itrus ovis<), which deposits its egja on the Jioviils of sheep, dear, and goats iv summer Vlw »eg immediately begins to crawl up the n \ ils until it 1 caches a convenient tinus, wheife it makes a cmifortable borne for the wiuter uud spring. During early summer it drops out Vpd burrows in the earth ; the *kin hardens, and'in two days it becomes a chvyhalis, a p-rfect fly in from 40 to 60 days, depending on the heat of the season. It has never been satisfactorily proven to bo injurious to its host, although it does annoy the latter very much, but this annoyance does not terminate fatally. D. M.— Piobably your swine are suffering fioni mange (Sarcoptes suis), which is transmissible to man, or peihaps from a minute parasite (Tnchina spiralis) which can infest other domestic animals aud also man. The mature aud fertile woim inhabits the intestines, and the immature parasite lives in the muscles. E»ting uncooked slaughterhouse offal or otter refuse is a common source of this disease. It would be wiee to have your pigs examined by a qualified expert.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2179, 28 November 1895, Page 42
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219VETERINARY QUERIES. Otago Witness, Issue 2179, 28 November 1895, Page 42
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