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Liver.—The liver is enlarged, streaked, and friable, showing gross indi¬ 
cations of congestion. Only very rarely were necrotic areas observed. Out 
of 129 birds posted, 101, or 79 per cent, showed abnormalities of the liver. 
The distension of the individual cells and congestion of the veins and arteries 
account for the enlarged and friable condition of the organ. The relative 
weights of the liver to the weight of the body is shown in Table VII. Fre¬ 
quency of the recovery of E. sanguinaria from the liver is shown in Table VI. 
The relative weight of the liver in avian typhoid to that of the normal liver 
in a bird of the same size is shown in Figure 22. 
Spleen.—The spleen presented abnormal conditions in gross in 89 out 
of 129 birds posted, or in 69 per cent of the total. The most frequent con 
