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Introduction ^ 



Chapter I. General Considerations Regarding tlie Treatment 



of Poultry Diseases 4 



Prevent inn l\atlier tlian Cure the Ideal 5 



Breeding for Health, Y\gnr and Sound Constitu- 

 tion 6 



Chapter II. Poultry Hygiene 9 



Poultry House Hygiene and Sanitation lO 



How to Clean a Poultry House lo 



Disinfection li 



Formaldehyde Gas Disinfection 12- 



Cresol Disinfectant 12 



Fresh Air and Light 14 



Avoid Dampness 15 



Provide Clean and Dry Litter 15 



Hygienic Feeding 15 



Avoid Overfeeding 15 



Provide Plenty of Green Food 16 



Provide Fresh and Clean Drinking Water 16 



The Land 18 



Exercise 20 



External Parasites 20 



Disposal of Dead Birds 20 



Isolation of Sickness 21 



The Essentials of Poultry Hygiene 21 



Chapter HI. The Diagnosis of the Diseases of Poultry 22 



External Symptoms 22 



Post-Mortem Examinations 24 



How to Make a Post-mortem 25 



Chapter IV. Poultry Materia Medica 28 



The Medicine Chest 28 



An Antiseptic Ointment 30 



Tables of Apothecaries' Weights and Meas- 

 ures and Their Metric Equivalents 31 



Chapter V. Diseases of the Alimentary Tract 32 



Diseases of the Crop 32 



Impacted Crop (Crop Bound) 32 



Inflammation of the Crop 34 



Enlarged Crop 36 



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