POULTRY LABORATORY GUIDE 



EXERCISE I 



Cleaning and Disinfecting Poultry Houses 

 Preparatory for Use by the Student 



Place all movable fixtures out of doors in 

 the sunshine, cleanse, and thoroughly spray with 

 the following disinfecting solution. Prepare 

 as follows : — 



3^ gallon of crude carbolic acid. 

 Y2 gallon of crude sulphuric acid. 



Add the sulphuric acid very slowly to the 

 carbolic acid, stirring all the time. The vessel 

 containing the carboUc acid should be placed in a 

 large receptacle containing water, thus keeping 

 the mixture cool, as a large amount of heat will 

 be generated. One part of the mixture to 

 twenty parts of water makes a strong, reUable, 

 inexpensive disinfectant for use in and around 

 the poultry house. The undiluted acid should 

 not be allowed to touch the skin or clothing, as 

 it is very caustic in its action. 



