Specific for Infectious Entero- 

 Hepatitis in Fowls. 



There is no doubt in my mind that we have in 

 potassium dichromate a specific for this disease in 

 every sense of the word. It is not only curative ; it is 

 ' also prophylactic. 



In a number of flocks in which this treatment was 

 used in three different epiornithics, the results were 

 so satisfactory in every respect that it deserves notice. 

 In all cases the outbreak terminated promptly; sick 

 hens recovered and hardly ever a new case developed 

 after the treatment was begun. 



The potassium dichromate should be given in the 

 drinking water, dissolving it in the water in the pro- 

 portion of about six grains to the quart. A fresh 

 solution should be made twice a day and the hens con- 

 fined for five or six: days so that they will not have 

 access to any other water during this time. With 

 this strength of solution, the hens will get from one- 

 eighth to three-eighths grains during the day's drink- 

 ing estimating from one to one and one-half ounces 

 of the solution per hen, which is high. 



Sick birds which will not drink should be given a 

 teaspoonful of the solution every three hours during 

 the day. 



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