338 Farm Poultry 



and in as healthy and vigorous a condition as pos- 

 sible, and away from sources of contamination. 



ROUP 



Roup is a common disease among farm poul- 

 try and one that often causes serious loss. When 

 roup is permitted to remain in a flock unchecked, 

 the loss from death alone may be considerable, 

 and the loss occasioned by many sick birds which 

 are for j a long time thoroughly incapacitated for 

 usefulness may be quite as great. Roup is con- 

 sidered contagious by the most eminent authori- 

 ties. It passes from one fowl to another of the 

 same flock, and may be carried from one flock to 

 another by the introduction of infected birds. 

 It has been considered by some as being pro- 

 duced by unfavorable conditions. This is not 

 strictly true. Undoubtedly unsanitary conditions 

 are potent factors in the development of the dis- 

 ease when the fowls are once exposed. Tender 

 fowls, or those requiring particularly good care, 

 are more susceptible to roup than are the more 

 healthy or robust. The introduction of the 

 specific organism of the disease is necessary 

 for its development; hence it is a communicable 

 disease. 



Symptoms. Among the first symptoms that 

 will be noticed is a thin, watery discharge from 



