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CHAPTER V 



POST- MORTEM EXAMINATIONS 



I . Making the Examination 



POST-MORTEM examination should 

 always be undertaken if there is any 

 doubt as to the cause of death. Poultry 

 rearers who are not already familiar with 

 the normal appearance of the internal or- 

 gans of a fowl should take the first oppor- 

 tunity of studying them. 



Post-mortem examinations should be 

 done in a systematic manner; but, if de- 

 sired, a very speedy examination may be 

 made by rapidly removing, or bending back, 

 the breast bone of the unplucked bird. 



It will be more generally satisfactory, 

 however, to devote time to the operation, 

 and it is suggested that the work be carried 

 out on the following lines: 



i. Nail the body of the dead fowl on 

 a board in the position shown 



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