POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



hardened, and in the latter excessive de- 

 posits of fat may be noticed. 



Liver trouble. (Indigestion.) An en- 

 larged liver without any of the special 

 symptoms noted among the other diseases 

 of the liver. 



Gout. Needle-like crystals (urate of 

 soda) give the liver the appearance of hav- 

 ing been covered with chalk. (Other or- 

 gans in abdominal cavity covered with 

 same powder-like crystals.) 



Aspergillosis. Necrotic areas with 

 mold. (Fowls go light and move about in 

 a depressed manner, resting on their breast 

 bones.) 



STOMACH 



Gastritis. The mucous membrane lin- 

 ing of the stomach is reddened and inflamed. 



INTESTINES 



Diarrhea. Acute forms of intestinal 

 troubles give rise to inflammation of the 

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