CHAPTER III 



DISEASES OF POULTRY OTHER THAN FOWLS 



ALL classes of domestic poultry are to 

 a great extent subject to the same dis- 

 eases that affect the common fowl. The 

 symptoms of such diseases are for the most 

 part similar to those noticed when fowls are 

 affected, and treatment must be on the same 

 lines. In the management of turkeys, 

 ducks, geese, guinea fowls and pigeons, the 

 strictest sanitary measures must be enforced, 

 as in the rearing of fowls. 



Owing to its importance, blackhead of 

 turkeys is dealt with separately. It is one 

 of the most serious of poultry diseases and 

 causes heavy losses to turkey rearers. Care- 

 ful study should be made of the reports of 

 the recent investigations at the Rhode Island 

 Experiment Station. 



Severe epidemics of diarrhea or cholera 

 occur among all classes of poultry. Geese 

 are subject to a form of cholera that appears 



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