POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



bers are large do worms affect the health 

 of the fowl. 



Treatment. Every bird suspected of 

 having worms may be tested with a purga- 

 tive as suggested above. Or, if it is estab- 

 lished that several birds in a flock are suf- 

 fering from worms, all in poor condition, 

 without any cause being apparent, should 

 be dosed with santonin three to five grains 

 in the morning before any food has been 

 picked up. After about two hours give a 

 purgative of two teaspoonfuls of castor oil 

 and soon after let the fowl have its morning 

 food. As important as dosing the fowls, is 

 disinfecting the feed troughs, the water ves- 

 sels, and the soil of the runs in order to pre- 

 vent re-infection. 



Nodular tceniasis. Small nodules on the 

 intestines, resembling the nodules in tuber- 

 culosis, are sometimes caused by tapeworms. 

 The name "nodular taeniasis" has been given 

 to this disease. 



