"Gid" Quotes from Famous Books
... of tapeworm cysts are found in the viscera of cattle. One of these (Multiceps multiceps, or C[oe]nurus cerebralis) will be further referred to in the discussion of gid (p. 528). All these are the intermediate stages of tapeworms, which live when mature in the intestines of dogs, wolves, and other canines. The eggs of the tapeworms are scattered over the fields in the droppings of infested dogs or wolves, and when swallowed ... — Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture |