CONTENTS 



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CHAPTER I 

 GENERAL METHODS OF CONTROLLING DISEASE i 



1. Importance of controlling disease. 



2. Dangers of introducing disease. 



3. Control measures. 



4. Nursing sick birds. 



5. The use of drugs and medicines. 



6. Disinfection. 



CHAPTER II 

 SUMMARY OF EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS AND 



TREATMENT . . . . -14 



1. Diseases affecting head and respiratory organs. 



2. Diseases affecting organs of digestion and repro- 



duction. 



3. Diseases affecting legs and feet. 



4. Parasites. 



5. Miscellaneous. 



CHAPTER III 

 DISEASES OF POULTRY OTHER THAN FOWLS . 19 



CHAPTER IV 

 DISEASES AND PESTS OF FOWLS . . . .22 



(In alphabetical order.) 



CHAPTER V 

 POST- MORTEM EXAMINATIONS . . . .99 



1. Making the examination. 



2. The normal condition of the internal organs. 



3. Diagnosis of disease by post-mortem symptoms. 



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