Poultry diseases: Causes, symptoms and treatment, with notes on post-mortem examinationsWortley, E. J. (E. Jocelyn)
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Poultry diseases: Causes, symptoms and treatment, with notes on post-mortem examinations
Wortley, E. J. (E. Jocelyn)
Poultry -- Diseases
│ │
Coccidiosis of chickens│ │
(see White diarrhea). │ │
│ │
Coccidiosis of turkeys │ │
(see Blackhead). │ │
│ │
Crop-bound │ Distended crop │ Pour sweet oil down throat
│ │ and knead crop, holding
│ │ fowl’s head down; or slit
│ │ crop and remove food.
│ │
Diarrhea │ Frequent passing of│ Isolate for fear of
│ liquid excreta; │ epidemics; in bad cases
│ soiled vent │ give 6 to 10 drops
│ │ chlorodyne.
│ │
Dropsy │ Distention of │ Kill bird or puncture
│ abdomen │ abdomen.
│ │
Dysentery │Bad form of diarrhea│ Treat as for bad cases
│ distinguished by │ of diarrhea.
│blood in the excreta│
│ │
Egg-bound │ Unsuccessful │ Remove egg.
│ efforts to lay │
│
Enteritis (see Diarrhea). │
│
Fatty degeneration │Sudden death; │ Change diet of others.
│ excessively fat │
│
Fowl typhoid (see Cholera). │
│
Gastritis │Dullness; loss of │ Empty stomach; give castor
│ appetite │ oil and easily digested
│ │ food.
Impaction of crop │ │
(see Crop-bound). │ │
│ │
Indigestion │Difficult to │ Change diet.
│ diagnose │
│ │
Jaundice │Yellowish comb │ One grain of calomel and
│ │ green food.
Leukemia (see Cholera).│ │
│ │
Liver diseases │Difficult to │ Change diet.
│ diagnose │
│ │
Ovary diseases │Irregularity in egg │ No remedies.
│ production │
│ │
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