Show KIDNEY WORM IS VERY EXPENSIVE infestation prevented some what by clean pens prepared Prep arcil by tho united states state department ot of agriculture hog producers aers especially in 16 the south lose hise millions of dollars each year from the depredations of the swine kidney worm an internal parasite the kidney worm causes ab ces cess S conditions andrear and scar sear tissue in inthe the kidney kidney fat lungs liver pancreas and parts of the muscular Us sue ot of swine the injuries not only Int interfere erferd with growth and development jentof of pigs but result also in extensive condemnations of these parts of the carcass on postmortem post mortem examination in federally inspected meat pack ling ing establishments the for a part of its ita life cycle in the soil so infestation maybe may be prevented nied to a considerable degree by having the pigs farrowed furrowed far rowed in clean pens and raising ral I 1 them on clean soil scientists scientist s of the bureau ot of animal indest industry ry united states dep deportment of abric agric agriculture alture ul ture say bay the parasite may swine of all ages and is spread by eggs voided by infected animals the eggs hatch in the soil and the young worms are picked up by by young pegs or by mature hogs control measures therefore in part consist pt sanitary methods of management such as keeping keepin gnew new pigs in clean which are high and well draine 1 l and have hav not be been en pastured coture d by swine for foi ai at least aye a year ar or of in fields which have been plowed and are growing a cultivated crop another aid in conf controlling rolling the pest peso Is the use of sanitary watering rIng equipment and self feeders in creep pens during the these devices enable the pigs to escape much of the infection that may be spread by infected sows bows properly balanced ra a mineral mixture of salt and andi ground round limestone promote rapid growth and early maturity control measures strike it at the weak points of the life cycle cy cleof of the parasite and fire are the most effective methods known of preventing losses from |