GENERAL METHODS OF CONTROLLING DISEASE 



digested food will all turn the chances in 

 favor of recovery. 



Too often isolation is in effect a death sen- 

 tence. The bird is put into cramped quar- 

 ters, exposed to cold winds and beating 

 rains, and, being in an out-of-the-way cor- 

 ner, is, perhaps, neglected instead of being 

 specially cared for. 



Fowls that will not take food should be 

 fed lightly, but frequently, with a spoon in 

 order that their strength may be kept up. 

 All stale food should be removed. 



5. The Use of Drugs and Medicines 



Drugs and medicines likelyto be required 

 should always be kept in stock. The 

 weekly use of Epsom salts, as a mild laxative 

 for preventing intestinal disorders, is 

 strongly recommended. Little faith should 

 be put in drugs said to cure tuberculosis, 

 cholera, etc. Below is given a list of the 

 medicines generally required. The doses 

 given in the table are for a medium-sized 

 adult fowl; three-quarters as much should 

 be given for a half-grown bird, and about 



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