224 THE VETERINAEIAN 



Medical Treatment: Give Bismuth Salicylate and 

 Quinine Sulphate each one grain two to three times a day. 

 Also mix Hyposulphite of Soda in the proportion of 

 two to four grains to every fowl in their drinking water 

 twice daily. Disinfect coops and runs with Crude Car- 

 holic Acid, undiluted. 



BODY LICE 



Cause: Insanitary conditions. Communicated by 

 direct contact. 



Symptoms: Young chicks become emaciated and die 

 quickly. Older birds withstand the parasite much longer, 

 but in time show signs of uneasiness by dusting them- 

 selves frequently. The comb and wattles become pale 

 iand bloodless, the feathers rough, dry and brittle. The 

 birds grow weak, poor, and eventually die. 



Treatment : Dust the birds with the following : Sul- 

 phur, one part; Napthaline, one part; Tobacco Dust, 

 twenty-eight parts and seventy parts of middlings. Pow- 

 der finely and mix well together and dust the birds once 

 daily. Also sprinkle freely in the dust baths. 



BRONCHITIS 



Cause : Exposure to dampness, cold drafts of air, in- 

 haling irritating gases, vapors or dust. The fowls should 

 be carefully examined, as bronchitis is occasionally 

 caused by the presence of gapeworms. 



Symptoms: Loss of appetite, the bird moves about 

 slowly, breathing with difficillty and making a sort of 

 whistling sound accompanied by a cough. As the disease 

 progresses, there will be a peculiar bubbling sound from 

 breathing due to an excessive accumulation of mucus 

 in the windpipe. At this stage of the disease the bird 

 becomes very weak and if not properly treated and cared 

 for will rapidly lose strength, the feathers will become 

 rough, head and wings droop, and the bird dies. 



