DISEASES AND PESTS OF FOWLS 



Cause. Disorders of the digestive tract, 

 due to error in dieting for example, over- 

 feeding, or too little green food and not 

 enough exercise. 



Treatment. Alter the feeding, see that 

 the water is clean, and give a dose of Epsom 

 salts. (See page 9.) 



JAUNDICE 



Not a common disease 



Symptoms. A yellow comb may indicate 

 jaundice, but there are no definite external 

 symptoms. Post-mortem examination 

 shows distention of the gall bladder, due to 

 an excessive secretion of bile. 



Cause. Said to be due to continued con- 

 gestion of the liver, arising possibly from 

 too much heat-giving food. 



Treatment. If the disease is suspected, 

 give one grain of calomel as a purgative and 

 feed on more green food. 



KIDNEY DISEASES 



With the exception of gout, kidney diseases cannot be 

 detected by external symptoms 



Gout (see page 63) is the commonest dis- 



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