HEALTH AND DISEASE OF POULTRY 587 



Practical Conclusions and Suggestions. An outbreak of goose 

 cholera does not at present seem to be a serious impediment to 

 goose raising, for the indications are, if it reoccurs, that it may be 

 easily controlled. It is advised to place fewer geese in each pen, 

 at least as few as is compatible with the income from the business. 

 In case of an outbreak in any pen it would be far better for the 

 man who feeds them to keep outside the pens, and to remove dead 

 animals to a safe distance, and either burn or bury them. Live 

 animals removed from pens where the disease broke out might 

 possibly again develop disease, in which case another removal would 

 be required. While at first sight it seems cheaper to remove them 

 to another pen, it would undoubtedly be more economical in the 

 end to subdivide those removed into smaller lots, thereby reducing 

 the chance of the spread of the infection to a large number. Un- 

 less the geese have had free range in a large field, it would not be 

 necessary to remove the pen to any great distance, a simple setting 

 over of the fences, to get them on new ground, being probably suf- 

 ficient. Of course due care should be taken that no drainage goes 

 from any infected pen to any of the new ones. (R. I. B. 86.) 



TAPEWORM IN TURKEYS. 



Tapeworm and worms of all kinds are very injurious to tur- 

 keys. 



Symptoms. The presence of the tapeworm may be recognized 

 through the indolent, drowsy spirits of those infested with it; a 

 careful examination of the voidings will also reveal its presence, 

 as those infested will pass small portions of the worm. 



Treatment. Powdered male fern is an effective remedy, and 

 may be administered in doses of from 30 grains to 1 dram of the 

 powder; or of the liquid extract, 15 to 30 drops. This should be 

 administered morning and evening before feeding, the minimum 

 dose to the younger, increasing the dose as they grow older. Oil 

 of turpentine is an excellent remedy against worms of all kinds 

 which inhabit the digestive organs of poultry. A common remedy 

 made use of by some for the removal of worms from fowls is one 

 drop of kerosene oil night and morning. This should not be ad- 

 ministered to the very young, but may be used with impunity 

 after they are a few weeks old. 



DIARRHEA IN TURKEYS. 



Looseness of the bowels or diarrhea is quite too often mistaken 

 for cholera ; but such looseness may come from any of several causes, 

 such as bad feeding, dampness, filth, or infestation with lice. The 

 removal of the cause is the very best cure. Feeding boiled rice 

 and a little charcoal will be found to be of very great benefit. 

 The remedy most often used is a mixture of equal parts of ground 

 ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and cayenne pepper. This is mixed into 

 the mash food, about a stroked teaspoonful to a dozen very young 

 poults. Double the amount after they are four or five weeks old. 

 What is known as Sun cholera mixture is very beneficial, either 

 when mixed in the drinking water or the mash food. This may be 



