504 DISEASES, PARASITES, AND ENEMIES 



Diseases of the respiratory system: drds .1; bronchitis; 

 influenza; roup; pip; canker; thrush; asper^rios's; congestion of 

 the lungs; pneumonia. 



Diseases of the reproductive system of females: Ovarian 

 tumors; absorption of eggs; enlargement of the yolks; inflammation 

 of the oviduct; prolapse of the oviduct; obstruction of the oviduct; 

 rupture of the oviduct; vent gleet; breaking do^Ti behind. 



Diseases of the male reproductive organs are of no economic 

 importance. 



Miscellaneous diseases: Diseases of the liver; diseases of the 

 skin ; chicken pox. 



Special diseases of chickens: White diarrhoea; leg weakness. 



Infectious diseases: Tuberculosis; diphtheria; cholera. 



By the study of one or more of the recommended text-books 

 on diseases, every poultryman and student may become familiar 

 with the symptoms, causes, and common methods of treatment 

 of the diseases outlined. These are by no means all of the diseases 

 of poultry, but they cover the more common affections. 



Poultry Surgery. — In the case of lacerations, cuts, or other 

 wounds, a little knowledge of surgical methods may enable one 

 successfully to cleanse and sew them up, thus in many cases saving 

 a valuable bird. From a surgical standpoint^ there is more lati- 

 tude with poultry than with almost any other animals, as illus- 

 trated in the operation of caponizing. This is usually performed 

 with but little, if any, attention to aseptic precautions. 



Cuts or wounds of any degree of severity may be successfully 

 treated by the following method if the value of the bird warrants 

 the time and trouble : 



Wash the hands and instruments thoroughly with soap, then 

 rinse the hands in a 1 to 1,000 solution of bichloride of mercury. 



Pluck all feathers in the vicinity of the wound and wash the 

 adjoining parts with warm water, using a piece of cotton or soft 

 cloth, then wash with the mercury solution. 



If the wound is small, it need not be sewed up; if large, it 

 should be sewed with white silk thread previously soaked in alcohol. 

 If the wound penetrates the muscles or other organs besides the 

 skin, sew each up separately. 



When completed, powder the wound with iodoform, put the 

 bird in a small, clean coop, and watch the wound for a few days 

 and keep it clean. 



Bumble Foot. — This means corns or abscesses on the sole of 



