POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



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and tuberculosis, birds may show the same 

 difficulty in standing that they do in cramp. 



CROP-BOUND (IMPACTION OF CROP) 

 Not serious, as a rule 



Symptoms. The crop is hard and 

 swollen. 



Cause. The blocking of the passage 

 from the crop to the gizzard by a bit of 

 stick or a stone, with the result that the 

 food cannot pass out of the crop. 



Treatment. Pour sweet oil down fowl's 

 throat; work the crop with the fingers, en- 

 deavoring to remove the obstructing object. 

 If unsuccessful, cut open the crop and re- 

 move the contents, making sure that the 

 opening into the gizzard is clear. Sew up 

 the cut made, stitching separately first the 

 inner skin and then the outer. 



DIARRHEA OR ENTERITIS 



May take a serious and epidemic form 



Diarrhea is a common complaint among 

 fowls, and in some cases takes a severe and 



