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PHEASANT RAISING IN THE UNITED STATES. 
not be called tuberculosis. There are other diseases characterized by lumps in the 
liver, spleen, and intestines. For this reason the first pheasant that upon post-mortem 
exhibits a nodular condition of the organs should be wrapped in rags previously soaked 
in 5 per cent carbolic acid and shipped to the laboratory of the Bureau of Animal 
Industry, Washington, D. C., or to the State Experiment Station, for diagnosis by 
microscopic examination. 
When the disease is discovered isolate all‘going light’ birds; disinfect their drop¬ 
pings; if they persist in their pallor and emaciation, destroy them; disinfect all 
grounds and buildings; keep lime sprinkled among the droppings. If hens are 
affected, but are still laying, cleanse the eggs in 95 per cent alcohol, hatch inaprevi-; 
ously disinfected incubator, rear in sterilized brooders, and keep the chicks abso- ! 
lutely apart from all other stock. In this way a new flock completely free from tuber-j 
culosis can be developed. 
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