Poultry Diseases and Remedies 



When fowls are closely grouped or kept in filthy or 

 draughty buildings there is apt to be a development and 

 rapid spread of destructive ailments. Climatic changes, 

 floor dampness and wet grounds are severe on chickens. 

 Attention to health and feeding will not only prevent 

 losses but will bring profits. 



Usually the first symptom of tuberculosis noticed is 

 emaciation, or "going light," accompanied often though 

 not always with a pale appearance of the comb and wat- 

 tles and the skin about the head. There is frequently, 

 though not always, a persistent diarrhoea, the drop- 

 pings appearing of a green or greenish-white color. 

 Lameness in one or both legs may occur, due to infection 

 of the joints. In the latter stages of the disease, the 

 feathers become dry and ruffled, the bird becomes weak 

 and mopy and moves but little. The eye is bright and 

 the appetite is usually good throughout the sickness and 

 the affected fowls may eat ravenously until a few days 

 before death occurs. 



Probably the commonest method of spread of tuber- 

 culosis from flock to flock is by the transfer of infected 

 birds. A hen may be quite seriously affected without 

 showing any external symptoms of the disease, and such 

 an individual when introduced into a flock can serve as 

 a source of infection for other fowls through the medium 

 of the droppings. 



To guard against tuberculosis give the best care to all 

 fowls that can reasonably be given. Keep their houses 

 clean, well ventilated and free from draughts. Furnish 



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