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Show Eliminate Parasites to Conserve Supply of Feed Stock feed can be conserved this winter by eliminating parasites that sap the strength of the affected animals, ani-mals, states Dr. J. E. N. Stout, extension ex-tension veterinarian at the Colorado Colo-rado agricultural college. Not only will the elimination of parasites allow the live stock to winter through on less feed, but Indigestion In-digestion and colic may be prevented, prevent-ed, Doctor Stout says. Lice on cattle can be eliminated by dipping any time on a sunny day. The best dip solution Is nicotine sulphate. sul-phate. One dip will eliminate all live lice, but a second application may be made 15 days later to catch the lice hatched during the Interval. Inter-val. Horse bot parasites should be treated not sooner than one month after a freeze hard enough to eliminate elim-inate the bot (lies, as It requires a month's time for the larvae to migrate to the stomach. In addition addi-tion to the hots, other Intestinal parasites such as round-worm and tapeworms will be eliminated. |