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mortality. More experimentation, however, is necessary 

 before definite statements can be made regarding the value 

 of vaccines and sera in the treatment of fowl cholera. 



Prevention. Preventive treatment is by far the most 

 important. In applying it the following should be consid- 

 ered : 



(a) All newly acquired birds should be isolated for at 

 least ten days before being allowed to come in contact 

 with the regular flock. 



(b) When the disease makes its appearance in the neigh- 

 borhood, precautions should be taken in regard to the car- 

 riers of the infection. Administer antiseptics. (See Medical 

 Treatment.) 



(c) When the disease appears in the flock, radical meas- 

 ures must be taken promptly. All healthy birds must be 

 removed to new, uninfected quarters. The sick birds 

 should be destroyed at once, and either burned or buried 

 in lime. All litter and droppings should be treated in a 

 similar manner. Disinfect the houses, coops, ground and yards 

 with liquor cresolis compositus, using one gallon to thirty 

 gallons of water. Use a spray pump so that the disinfectant 

 will be forced to the ceiling, walls and all parts of the build- 

 ing. The buildings and coops should then be allowed to 

 stand open for a few days to allow the air to come in contact 

 with all parts of it. It would be advisable to start with 

 a new flock in the new quarters after a few weeks. A 

 second disinfection would be recommended before allowing 

 birds to be placed in the buildings. 



FOWL PEST. 



Fowl Plague. Pestus Aviurn. 



Definition. An acute, contagious, infectious disease of 

 fowls. Very similar in many respects to chicken cholera. 



Occurrence. This disease has been reported from different 

 sections of the United States, occurring in the form of an 

 epizootic. It has been very prevalent during the past 

 ten years in some of the European countries (Germany, 



