I40 POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



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Fig. 33- Section of the skin of the leg of a fowl affected with 

 scaly leg. 



a. Papilla with pigment cells. 



b. Lymphatic tissue in the papilla. 



c. Epidermis : stratum profundum. 



d. Epidermis : stratum corneum. 



e. Section through a mite. 



e. Section through a mite showing head and 2 pairs of legs. 



f. Young mite. 



g. Cavity excavated by mites, 

 h. Excrement of mite. 



i. Horny layer between the mite excavations. 

 (From Haiduk, after Olt). 



