VI POUIvTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TRe;aTMENT. 



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Chicken Pox (Sore Head or Epithelioma 



Contagiosum) 150 



Chapter XVIII. Diseases of the Reproductive Organs. .. ., •. 155 



Anatomy and Physiology 155 



Diseases of the Ovary 160 



Atrophy 160 



Gangrene of the Ovary 163 



Ovarian Tumors 163 



Abortion of Eggs 164 



Yolk Hypertrophy 164 



Failure of Follicle Wall to Rupture 165 



Diseases of the Oviduct 165 



Inflammation 165 



Prolapse of the Oviduct 167 



Obstruction of the Oviduct (Egg Bound) 169 



Rupture of the Oviduct 173 ■ 



Gangrene of the Oviduct 174 



Breaking of Egg in Oviduct 174 



Abnormal Eggs 175 



Vent Gleet 177 



"Break Down" 179 



Diseases of the Male Reproductive Organs.. 180 



Chapter XIX. Diseases of Chickens 181 



White Diarrhea , 181 



Intestinal Coccidiosis 183 



Bacillary White Diarrhea 186 



Diagnosis of White Diarrhea in General 189 



Treatment 190 



Prevention 192 



Leg Weakness 192 



Aspergillosis or Pneumomycosis 193 



Emphysema 194 



Gapes 195 



Chapter XX. Poultry Surgery 201 



The Treatment of Cuts, Tears and All Open 



Wounds 201 



Abscess 202 



Bumblefoot 202 



Broken Bones 203 



Frozen Combs and Wattles 203 



Anaesthetizing Poultry 203 



Glossary of Technical Terms 205 



Index 209 



