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PHEASANTS 



Disease 

 CocciDiosis (Contd.) 



Symptoms 

 pale colour and fluidity 

 of droppings ; loss of head 

 feathers and bluish ap- 

 pearance of all exposed 

 parts ; off"ensive breath, 

 emaciation and sudden 

 death ; very infectious 

 and almost always fatal 

 to birds less than a fort- 

 night old. 



Catarrh. 



Simple cold ; when neglected 

 may turn to Roup (q.v.). 



Cramp (so-called). 



DiARRHffiA (Scour). 



(1) = Sunstroke ; staggering 

 gait, followed by bird 

 falling over and lying 

 kicking on its back till 

 killed by suffocation. 



(2) Appearance of cramp in 

 legs ; not necessarily fatal, 

 but leaves birds weak or 

 crippled — only prevalent 

 among newly hatched 

 birds. 



(3) Usually attacks chicks 

 about a fortnight old ; 

 cramped legs, followed 

 by fracture of bone, and 

 eventual death from ex- 

 haustion ; considered in- 

 fectious. 



Common among all young 

 pheasants. 



