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breaks of t,i|iew(ii ni disease should appear fioiii time 

 to time. 



Alternating Hocks of geese aud ducks promise sim- 

 ilar but less satisfactory results. 



The safest plan to prevent the spread of poultry 

 worms would be to destroy the manure fi-oni infected 

 fowls. If one is not willing to do this, however, be 

 cause of its commercial value, he should at least take 

 steps to prevent further infection from it. If the sick 

 chickens are confined to a comparatively small space 

 their droppings can easily be collected and placed in 

 a strong barrel, to which the access of snails, slugs, 

 worms, etc., should be guarded against. It is not 

 known how long the eggs of poultry tapeworms will 

 li^•e, but it seems very doubtful to me whether they 

 could live many months in such a barrel if placed in a 

 dry spot. It seems almost certain that they could not 

 live through the winter. The temperature required 

 to kill the eggs has likewise not yet been determined, 

 hut probably 50° €. to 60° C. fl12° F. to 140° F.) would 

 suffice. Sulphuric acid (10 per cent) or quick lime is 

 an excellent disinfectant for faeces containing eggs of 

 |)arasites. 



The i)ro])er care of the manure from infected fowls 

 is unquestionably the most important preventive mea 

 sure against tapewn.rm disease. 



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The treatment of tapeworm disease in the domesti 

 cated fowls must for the present be more or less ex 

 perimental, as the records in this lino nre extremely 

 limited. 



The first nilr to he carried out Iti all cases of dis 

 eased .inimals. whether chickens, turkeys, geese. 



