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Indigestion and constipation in pigs are due to errors in 

 diet and lack of exercise, in such cases five grains of 

 \ ^<^^r-^~7^S^^ calomel in a piece of fat 



^ / T"/C-??lim i2>?mk^~ pork given to a pig will 



tend to overcome the 

 trouble, a laxative of- raw 

 linseed oil or epsom salts in 

 milk are also useful, the 

 cause must be removed; in 

 this disease the pigs stag- 

 ger around, refuse food, per 

 haps vomit, and may show 

 signs of pain. 



Bumble foot in poultry is 

 due to too high roosts, caus- 

 ing bruising of the feet and 

 the formation of an abscess. 

 Bathe in hot water, lance 

 and let out the pus, and 

 remove the cause. 



Roup is a contagious dis- 

 ease of poultry resembling 

 the early stages . of a severe 

 cold, the discharge being 



BEFROmrCTIVE OKGAN.S (IF THE CO< K. ff en gj ve _ Isolate all af" 



a, a, testicles; b, b, epididymus; ,; f ^^ ^.^ vm m , ^ 



the 



cloaca; rf\ bursa fected birds, kill or 



c, vas deferens; d, cloaca; d', bursa *o^i.ou. u "™j 

 of Fabricius; <:, ■', papilla; through an titoxin. Disinfect 

 which the vas deferens open; /, mar- 

 gin of anus. hen houses thoroughly. 



The following will aid in determining what makes a 



fowl sick, together with brief notes on treatment: 



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