BY C. J. POUND, F.R.M.S. 5T 



membrane of the intestine, and particularly the rectum, was 

 slightly inflamed. 



Microscopical examination showed the presence of the- 

 bacilli of '• fowl enteritis." 



Cultivations were made on Agar and in beef broth, and all! 

 yielded typical growths of the " fowl enteritis" baclili. 



Experiments on Animals. 



A little of the fowl's liver was mashed up with broth and 

 used for inoculating the following animals : — 

 2 rabbits, 2 mice, and 2 pigeons. 



Results : — 



1 rabbit died in 7 days and the other in 8 days. 



P.M. and microscopical examination gave positive results- 



1 mouse got killed by accident on the 8th day, and the 



other remained alive. 

 Both pigeons remained alive, never showing any signs of 



sickness whatever. 



Pigeons, notoriously susceptible to chicken cholera, are 

 quite refractory to fowl enteritis. Klein says that in no single 

 instance has he been able to produce illness in pigeons after 

 inoculation Avith large doses of virulent material — that is, 

 material which proved virulent for fowls even in small doses. 



On December 3rd Mr. Norton brought me the last one of 

 his flock of fowls, which, on post-mortem and microscopical 

 examination, was found to have died from " fowl enteritis." 



As this disease is still under investigation, the paper must 

 only be looked upon as somewhat immature : but I think suffi- 

 cient experiments have been conducted to prove that we have in 

 Queensland two diseases of poultry which, even to the expert 

 poultry-keeper, may appear identical; but, as I have endeavoured 

 to show you this evening, they are totally distinct when studied 

 from a bacteriological aspect. 



No doubt owners of poultry will be anxious to know what is 

 the most satisfactory way of dealing with an outbreak of this, 

 disease when it appears. 



