POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 
bers are large do worms affect the health 
of the fowl. 
Treatment. Every bird suspected of 
having worms may be tested with a purga- 
tive as suggested above. Or, if it is estab- 
lished that several birds in a flock are suf- 
fering from worms, all in poor condition, 
without any cause being apparent, should 
be dosed with santonin—three to five grains 
in the morning before any food has been 
picked up. After about two hours give a 
purgative of two teaspoonfuls of castor oil 
and soon after let the fowl have its morning 
food. As important as dosing the fowls, is 
disinfecting the feed troughs, the water ves- 
sels, and the soil of the runs in order to pre- 
vent re-infection. 
Nodular teniasis. Small nodules on the 
intestines, resembling the nodules in tuber- 
culosis, are sometimes caused by tapeworms. 
The name “nodular teniasis” has been given 
to this disease. 
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