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Classification of Fowl Tested 



A suinniary of the various fowl tested in 1928-29 is given in Table 

 VI. To obtain information on the susceptibility of fowl other than 

 chickens to pullorum disease, free service on such fowl was given during 

 the past season. The 264 fowl, including ducks, geese, guinea fowl, jungle 

 fowl, pheasants, and turkeys were from 20 flocks, nine of which had 

 reactors among the chickens. The only reactors were three among the 

 turkeys, two of which came from a farm where 9.17 per cent reactors 

 were found among the chickens, and the third from a farm where 16.39 

 per cent infection existed among the chickens. 



Table VT. Classification of Fowl Tested in 1928- 29 



The three reacting turkeys were purchased and have been kept under 

 observation. They are bled once a week and agglutination tests made. 

 Later they will be killed and autopsies performed in an attempt to isolate 

 (S. pullorum. 



More information on this problem, the susceptibility of fowl other than 

 chickens, will be gathered during the 1929-30 season and it is hoped that 

 poultrymen will cooperate as well as they did during the past season. 

 We wish at this time to express our appreciation to those who did co- 

 operate during the 1928-29 season. 



Comparing similar results of the 1927-28 season with those of the 

 1928-29 season, the average infection among female chickens was 6.8 

 per cent in 1927-28 as compared to 4.5 per cent in 1928-29. Among the 



