IV POUI^TRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



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Diseases of the Stomach (Proventriculus) . . 36 



Inflammation of the Stomach (Gastritis) 36 



Diseases of the Intestines 37 



Simple Diarrhea 37 



Enteritis (Dysentery) 39 



Constipation 41 



Indigestion 42 



Chapter VI. Poisons 44 



Common Salt, Nitrate of Soda, D3^es 44 



Arsenic 44 



Copper 44 



Lead and Zinc 45 



Phosphorus 45 



Strychnine 45 



Ergot of Rye 45 



Treatment for Poisons in General 46 



Chapter VII. Diseases of the Liver 47 



Hypertrophy or Enlargement of the Liver... 50 



Fatty Degeneration 51 



Atrophy or Wasting of the Liver 52 



Congestion and Inflammation of the Liver... 52 



Jaundice 52 



Blackhead (Infectious Entero-Hepatitis) . . . . 53 



Cercomoniasis 55 



Sarcomatosis and Carcinomatosis 55 



Chapter VIII. Tuberculosis 57 



Etiology 58 



Diagnosis 59 



Methods of Contagion 63 



Treatment 64 



Chapter IX. Cholera 66 



Diagnosis 67 



Etiology .• . . 68 



Treatment 69 



Chapter X. Diseases of the Abdominal Cavity 72 



Peritonitis 72 



Abdominal Dropsy or Ascites 7s 



Chapter XL Internal Parasites 75 



Diagnosis of Worms in General 75 



Tape Worms 76 



Nodular Tseniasis 77 



Round Worms 82 



Flukes 83 



Chapter XII. Diseases of the Respiratory System 85 



Anatomy and Physiology 85 



Catarrh 87 



Bronchitis (Croup) 88 



Influenza (Epizootic, Grippe, Distemper).... 89 



