POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



and a bacillus have been proved by different 

 investigators to cause very similar forms of 

 white diarrhea. A distinct form of white 

 diarrhea, known as brooder pneumonia, is 

 described on page 35. 



Treatment. This disease is a very dif- 

 ficult one to control. Incubators and 

 brooders should be thoroughly disinfected. 

 Special care should be taken in the feeding 

 during the first few weeks. Chickens 

 should not be overfed. The feeding of 

 dry bran is recommended, as it tends to keep 

 the bowels in a healthy, active condition. 

 In the form of white diarrhea due to a 

 bacillus, suspicion rests on the hen and the 

 egg as sources of infection. When the dis- 

 ease becomes serious, and general sanitation 

 and proper care of chickens do not control 

 it, the advisability of obtaining the eggs for 

 hatching from a poultry farm free of white 

 diarrhea should be considered. 



WORMS 



Intestinal parasites that occasionally become serious 



Symptoms. General debility; worms or 

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