SECTION 



POULTRY REMEDIES 



With the development of veterinary medicine there has 

 come a knowledge of drugs and their applica))ility to diseases 

 of the domestic fowl. The author has devoted much time and 

 thought, the past few years, in rational medication of fowls 

 and has worked out a dosage based on the physiological tests 

 of the drugs upon healthy fowls and also the application in 

 disease. 



The following brief discussion of poultry materia medica 

 and its therapeutic application is thought best in this volume. 



In medicating birds it will be well either to give the drug 

 by the mouth in capsule or in tablet form, since in a large 

 number of cases the liquids administered as a drench find 

 their way down into the trachea and bad results follow. 

 Liquids may be mixed with mash or soaked in bread in cases 

 w^here the fowl has not completely lost its appetite or w^here 

 it does not object to the taste. 



The larynx of the fowl is not provided with an epiglottis 

 and, in struggling birds, stands more or less open. 



Birds require a comparatively larger dosage to obtain the 

 full physiological results than do mammals. A large amount 

 of unsatisfactory medication of fowls in the past has come 

 about through the lack of rational medication. 



Poultry Materia Medica 



ALOIN 



Source — A neutral principle obtained from aloes. 

 Properties — Small acicular crystals, in color yellow to yellowish 

 brown; odorless and bitter taste. 

 Use — Cathartic. 

 Indication — Constipation. 

 Dose — For adult fowl, 1 to 2 grains. 



AMMONIUM CARBONATE (SMELLING SALTS) 



Source— A mixture of ammonium chlorid or sulphate, and cal- 

 cium carbonate, is sublimed and resublimed. 



Properties — White, hard, translucent, striated masses, having a 

 strong ammoniacal odor and a sharp salty taste. 



Action — A heart and respiratory stimulant. 



Indications — Acute bronchitis, pneumonia or in colds. 



Dose — For an adult fowl, 20 grains given in capsule. 



