POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 
to be different from any kind that attacks 
fowls. Water fowl are not commonly in- 
fested with external parasites. Pigeons, on 
the other hand, are worried by fleas and 
ticks as well as mites. Smallpox of pigeons 
is similar to chicken pox of fowls, but pus- 
tular swellings may be found on the rump 
and the cloaca of the pigeon as well as on the 
head. The scaly leg mite attacks turkeys 
and the gape worm is sometimes a serious 
pest of poults. Below is given a list of 
some of the diseases of turkeys, ducks, geese, 
guinea fowls and pigeons: 
TURKEYS 
Blackhead Roup 
Diphtheria Tuberculosis 
Gapes Scaly leg 
Leg weakness White comb 
Lice Worms 
Mites 
DUCKS 
Aspergillosis Diphtheria 
Catarrh Lice 
Congestion of lungs Mites 
Cholera Worms 
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