CHAPTER V 
Post-MoORTEM EXAMINATIONS 
I. Making the Examination 
POST-MORTEM examination should 
always be undertaken if there is any 
doubt as to the cause of death. Poultry 
rearers who are not already familiar with 
the normal appearance of the internal or- 
gans of a fowl should take the first oppor- 
tunity of studying them. 
Post-mortem examinations should be 
done in a systematic manner; but, if de- 
sired, a very speedy examination may be 
made by rapidly removing, or bending back, 
the breast bone of the unplucked bird. 
It will be more generally satisfactory, 
however, to devote time to the operation, 
and it is suggested that the work be carried 
out on the following lines: 
1. Nail the body of the dead fowl on 
a board in the position shown 
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