POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



to be different from any kind that attacks 

 fowls. Water fowl are not commonly in- 

 fested with external parasites. Pigeons, on 

 the other hand, are worried by fleas and 

 ticks as well as mites. Smallpox of pigeons 

 is similar to chicken pox of fowls, but pus- 

 tular swellings may be found on the rump 

 and the cloaca of the pigeon as well as on the 

 head. The scaly leg mite attacks turkeys 

 and the gape worm is sometimes a serious 

 pest of poults. Below is given a list of 

 some of the diseases of turkeys, ducks, geese, 

 guinea fowls and pigeons: 



TURKEYS 



Blackhead 



Diphtheria 



Gapes 



Leg weakness 



Lice 



Mites 



Roup 



Tuberculosis 

 Scaly leg 

 White comb 

 Worms 



DUCKS 



Aspergillosis Diphtheria 



Catarrh Lice 



Congestion of lungs Mites 



Cholera Worms 

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