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POULTRY DISEASES 



Fig. 32. Cecum Showing Ulceration 



From a case of entero-hepatitis (blackhead) 



in a turkey. 



a. Ulceration, c, blind end of cecum. 



a diarrhea was present and the discharge was yellowish-green 

 in color, A blood study showed the following: Hemoglobin, 

 73 per cent; erythrocytes, 2,000,000; leukocytes, 73,000. Dif- 

 ferential count: eosinophiles, 86 per cent; neutrophiles, 1 



j)er cent; lymphocytes, 

 11 per cent; mononu- 

 lears, 1 per cent; mast 

 cells, 1 per cent. The 

 bird died and an autopsy 

 was held. The following 

 is a summary of the 

 findings: 



Necrotic areas in the 

 liver measuring up to 

 four centimeters (about 

 one and one-half inches> 

 in diameter and of a 

 yellowish-green color. 

 Weight of the liver, 452 

 grams. 



Ulceration of one ce- 

 cum, four cm. (about 

 one and three-f curt hs 

 inches) from the cecal 

 end and extending three cm. in length. The outer surfaces 

 of the ceca showed yellowish-green coloration. There was 

 edema in the pericardial region. 



Treatment.— Tliorough cleaning of henhouse and 

 yard, followed by careful disinfection; care as to 

 feeding and watering, and intestinal antiseptics 

 are indicated as recommended for fowl cholera. 

 The following tablets gave the best results in our 

 experiments : 



Sodium sulphocarbolate 1 part 



Calcium sulphocarbolate 1 part 



Zinc sulphocarbolate 2 parts 



Dissolve one tablet in each quart of water. This 

 solution can l)e given as drink or used to mix soft 

 feed. 



Report of an Outbreak of Entero-Hepatatis 



Treated With Sulphocarbolates 



Compound 



The owner of a flock of turkeys in which a number were 

 affected with blackhead reported to the author on the use 

 of the sulphocarbolates compound, as follows: 



