Show roundworms Round worms enemies of jersey swine growers new jersey pig growers are finding boding that among their worst enemies are roundworms round worms reports W 0 skelley assistant animal husbandman at the new jersey agricultural experiment station once these worms establish themselves in the intestines of a young pig growth of the animal Is greatly retarded it the animal Is not promptly freed of the pests it becomes stunted aad nd Is not profitable to teed feed A treatment however has been developed that Is proving very satisfactory this consists of giving each infested pig a capsule made of 3 2 grains of 2 grains of calomel and 5 grains of bicarbonate of soda aoda before the capsule Is s administered t e red all teed feed Is withheld for from 12 to 18 hours so as to be sure that the digestive tract of the animal is empty about 8 to 12 hours after the animal has been given the capsule it Is fed a light slop of containing 1 tablespoonful of epsom salts wider use of this treatment will in the opinion of professor skelley bring great savings to the pig industry |