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greased considerably that these become apparent. 

 The affected birds do not follow the flock ; they are 

 very weak, scarcely able to stand, and consequently 

 remain by themselves and move about very little. 

 They remain in a recumbent position, resting upon 

 the sternum, are sleepy, and, if forced to run, soon 

 fall from exhaustion. The plumage is dull and 

 rough, the wings are pendant, the eyelids partly 

 closed, the head depressed. Respiration is quickened, 

 and accompanied by a rattling or snoring sound, and 

 becomes difficult and labored, the bird opening its 

 beak from time to time to take a long inspiration. 

 There is fever and thirst and little appetite. There 

 is more or less catarrh of the trachea and bronchi, 

 with emaciation and diarrhea leading to death from 

 exhaustion in from one to eight weeks." 



Treatment. — No cure is known, and it is there- 

 fore obviously important that all grain and scratch- 

 ing litter be absolutely clean. 



Young chicks are even more susceptible to asper- 

 gillosis than adult stock, and no pains should be 

 spared to make sure that their food and litter are 

 free from mold. 



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Catarrh 



Catarrh is simply a cold in the air passages and 

 is not contagious. It is caused by exposure to cold 

 or storms or by drafts in the roosting house. 



Symptoms. — The birds are dull, they sneeze, and 

 breathing is obstructed. Soon there appears a 

 watery discharge which gradually becomes thicker; 

 the eyes are watery, the eyelids swollen and some- 

 times stuck together. Catarrh is very like the first 

 stages of roup, and it is impossible in many cases to 

 distinguish between the two. 



