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HIFTS INTO HIGH 



test. The total annual hatch from the 178 accredited flocks is esti- 

 mated at 6,000,000 chicks, and New Hampshire's disease-free stock 

 is greater than in any other state in the Union. 



Further progress in breeding has been conducted through certifi- 

 cation and Record of Performance work, and in disease prevention 

 through vaccination campaigns against fowl pox and infectious 

 laryngotracheitis and through zealous investigation of other troubles. 

 The poultry laboratory, running about 2000 autopsies a year, has 

 become the first line of defense against disease. 



Meanwhile other research has been conducted in feeding, housing 

 and economic problems. 



Vaccinating a bird to 

 prevent fowl pox. Vacine 

 is handled in a specially 

 prepared building under 

 government regulation 



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