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breaks of t;ipe\vui'iii disease should appear from time 

 (o time. 



Alternating flocks of geese and ducks promise sim- 

 ilar but less satisfactory results. 



The safest plan to prevent the spread of poultry 

 worms would be to destroy the manure from infected 

 fowls. If one is not willing to do this, however, be- 

 cause of its commercial value, he should at least take 

 steps to prevent further infection from it. If the sick 

 (thickens are confined to a comparatively small space 

 their dro])pings can easily be collected and placed in 

 a strong barrel, to which the access of snails, slugs, 

 wo-rms, etc., should be guarded against. It is not 

 known how long the eggs of poultry tapeworms will 

 Uve, but it seems very doubtful to me whether they 

 could live many months in sucli a barrel if placed in a 

 dry spot. It seems almost certain that they could not 

 live through the winter. The temperature required 

 to kill the eggs has likewise not yet been determined, 

 but probably .-.0^ C. to 00° 0. (112° F. to 140° F.) would 

 suffice. Sulphuric acid (10 per cent) or quick lime is 

 an excellent disinfectant for faeces containing eggs of 

 parasites. 



The ])r()j)er care of the manure fiom infected fowls 

 is uuqnestionably the most important preventive mea- 

 sure against tapeworm disease. 



'nti':ATMi:N'r. 



The treatment of tapeworm disease in the domes ti 

 cated fowls must for the present be more or less ex 

 perimental, as the records in this lino are extremely 

 limited. 



The firsl i-iilc to be carried ou( in ;ill cases of dis 

 eased animals, whether chickens, turkevs, ueese. 



