Common Diseases of Farm AnimalsCraig, Robert Alexander
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Common Diseases of Farm Animals
Craig, Robert Alexander
Veterinary medicine
_The symptoms_ are of a general character, such as emaciation, weakness,
wasting of muscles and lameness. Tubercular growths may appear on the
surface of the body.
If we suspect the presence of the disease, it is advisable to kill one of
the sick birds and make a careful examination. The finding of yellowish,
white, cheesy nodules or masses in the liver, spleen, intestines and
mesenteries is strong evidence of tuberculosis. A bacteriological
examination of the tissues may be necessary in order to confirm the
diagnosis.
The same _methods of treatment_ as recommended in tuberculosis of other
domestic animals may be used in eliminating the disease from the premises
and flock. This consists in killing and cremating all birds showing visible
symptoms, moving the apparently healthy portion of the flock to new
quarters and wiping the eggs with alcohol. The old quarters should be
cleaned, disinfected, and then allowed to stand empty for several months,
when we should again spray with a disinfectant, and scatter lime over the
runs. If the cleaning and disinfecting have been thorough, we may safely
turn young or healthy birds into the old quarters. All possible precautions
against carrying the infection to the healthy flock must be observed.
QUESTIONS
1. Give the cause and treatment for fowl cholera.
2. What diseases resemble fowl cholera? Give the treatment.
3. Give the symptoms and treatment for roup.
4. Give the treatment for "blackhead."
5. Give the treatment for Avian tuberculosis.
REFERENCE BOOKS
Pathology and Therapeutics of the Diseases of Domestic Animals, Vol. I-II,
Hutyra and Marek.
Veterinary Medicine, Vol. I-V, Law.
General Therapeutics for Veterinarians, Frohner.
Prevention and Treatment of the Diseases of Domestic Animals, Winslow.
Age of the Domestic Animals, Huidekoper.
Veterinary Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Winslow.
Veterinary Anatomy, Sisson.
Chauveau's Comparative Anatomy of Domestic Animals.
Manual of Veterinary Physiology, Smith.
Annual Reports of Bureau of Animal Industry, from 1902 to 1911.
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