POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS 



death of several or many fowls; inflamma- 

 tion of upper portion of intestines.) 



LIVER 



Tuberculosis. Yellowish-white spots on 

 liver varying in size, somewhat raised and 

 convex; the spots or nodules may be readily 

 separated from the rest of the liver. The 

 liver itself is often very much enlarged. 

 (Fowl gradually loses weight and may go 

 lame; mesentery and spleen affected with 

 nodules.) 



Cholera. Liver enlarged, dark green 

 and softened, sometimes showing whitish 

 spots. 



Coccldlal diarrhea. More or less circu- 

 lar patches, depressed in the centre, associ- 

 ated with plugged caeca, the linings of 

 which have sores. 



Congested liver. Much enlarged and en- 

 gorged with blood, may be readily torn. 



Fatty degeneration or fatty liver. In the 

 first case the liver is rather shrunken and 



