CHAPTER IIL 
DISEASES OF POULTRY OTHER THAN FOWLS 
LL classes of domestic poultry are to 
a great extent subject to the same dis- 
eases that affect the common fowl. The 
symptoms of such diseases are for the most 
part similar to those noticed when fowls are 
affected, and treatment must be on the same 
lines. In the management of turkeys, 
ducks, geese, guinea fowls and pigeons, the 
strictest sanitary measures must be enforced, 
as in the rearing of fowls. 
Owing to its importance, blackhead of 
turkeys is dealt with separately. It is one 
of the most serious of poultry diseases and 
causes heavy losses to turkey rearers. Care- 
ful study should be made of the reports of 
the recent investigations at the Rhode Island 
Experiment Station. 
Severe epidemics of diarrhea or cholera 
occur among all classes of poultry. Geese 
are subject to a form of cholera that appears 
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