VETERINARY QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2309, 2 June 1898, Page 38

VETERINARY QUERIES.

fAanrtiea by m duly qnaUflefl Veterlanry Borgeen.Qusriei must bo reoetved J>j Uondat niaht to emare reply I* tio •ueoteilinj: Uioe.l A.R., Kui. — Have your mara examined by a qualified expert, otherwise you need not be surprised if you lose her. Novice.— The disease known as lung worm in sheep and lambs is not hereditary, Taut is caused by the animals feeding on moist pastures where the parasite's embryos or eggs (Strongylus filaria) may be found. These begin to develop whan taken in with food or water by a suitable host. Change the infected stock on to high, dry, clean pasture, and feed liberally on sound nutritious diet with a small allowance of common salt. J. T., Southland.— You must haye been very patient to allow your faithful servant to destroy fences, <fee., for two or three years without trying to prevent him by applying some remedial means to alleviate his suffering?. Wash the skin well with carbolic soap, and dressrwith Little's sheep dip according to directions on the tin. Repeat this three or four times at intervals of a week. Clean harness, covers, stables, postSj <fee. Inquirer. — When a cow accidentally breaks a leg the attenda/nt swelling requires to be reduced and the bone brought into its 'natural poeition and fixed with the aid of bandages and splints. The animal must be allowed a Targ« loose-box, with plenty of bedding, and fed with 10ft, sloppy, or green food. The bandages should be frequently examine^ and. adjußietlif necesiary.

Recovery may be expacted in from eight to ten weeks.