POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 
Fic. 8.—ASPERGILLOSIS 
On left—Windpipe cut open. On right—A fungus that causes aspergillosis 
for this disease. Infection may be due to 
musty grain or dirty straw. 
Treatment. No medicines are of any 
avail. Protection lies in not using musty 
grain or moldy litter. Burn dead birds. 
BLACKHEAD OF TURKEYS 
A very serious disease, making the successfil rearing of 
turkeys difficult and in some cases impossible 
Symptoms. Young turkeys, or poults, 
are most commonly attacked; there is loss 
of weight and loss of appetite; .the bird 
appears listless and stands by itself with 
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