THE REARED PHEASANT 247 



Cause 



Similar to Coccidiosis ; 

 almost any agency may 

 carry infection ; most 

 prevalent in wet weather 

 or damp situations. 



Cure 



Prevention by precaution ; 

 similar measures to limit 

 spread of disease as given 

 under Coccidiosis. 



From swallowing larva of 

 cuckoo-spitj which is 

 most dangerous when 

 least visible. 



A common contagious 

 trouble, most prevalent 

 in wet weather ; due to 

 presence of Red or 

 Forked worm in the 

 wind-pipe, the eggs of 

 which are probably 

 swallowed with water. 



Absence of grit or un- 

 suitable diet. 



Infection ; neglect of drain- 

 age, or attention to birds 

 with cold or catarrh. 



None, except to remove 

 coops from affected 

 ground. 



Careful fumigation of 

 affected chicks ; immedi- 

 ate isolation of infected 

 birds ; removal of coops 

 to fresh ground. 



Grit, green food, and more 

 carefully studied diet. 



Burn all badly affected 

 birds ; treat all others 

 with weak solution of 

 boracic acid {^) ; re- 

 move coops to fresh 

 ground. 



