Show prevention OF STUNTED STOCK pr by br me h united states department of I 1 the prevention of stunted growth and death losses anion among young live stock acock makes stock raising raisin g a more profitable enterprise says the united states department of agriculture in leaflet no 11 1 14 L ways to save young live lire stock tile alie system worked out for saving file 1 lie lives of young pigs Is simple la in procure practice the farrowing furrowing far rowing pen Is thoroughly cleaned and scrubbed to remove all eggs of the roundworm one of the chief causes of death dealt among young pigs the sow Is then thoroughly cleaned up a special effort beine ine made to remove all eggs from the udder within ten days after farrowing furrowing far rowing the sow BOW and pigs are removed to a field sown gown to forage crops and not pastured to swine since sown the pigs are re provided with a good supply of water and shade and kept to in this field for at least four months after which time they are reasonably safe from severe seere or injurious worm infestation experiments with sheep have shown that rotation of pastures or of different kinds of stock on the same j pasture Is an aid in the control of j stomach worms lambs are safer on fairly dry hillsides hill sides away from and all older sheep except the mothers wherever ever possible and the i mothers should be treated for worms calves are not only subject to sites but also to tuberculosis bac iderial diseases of the dig digestive esthe tram tract and other oilier diseases Exal eradication leation of disease anion among the mature stock and control of parasites however give an animal more vitality and greater re Is sl stance Istance to ailments that may arise A copy of tile the leaflet may he be ob bained tallied ra free upon application to the I 1 united U states department of iture washington D C |