. Fig. 63. — Ten day White Leghorn chicks showing symptoms of bacillary white diarrhea. (After Rettger and Stoneburn.) about them. Their feathers become rough and the wings droop (cf. Fig. 03). There is progressive loss of weight. The birds eat little or nothing and appear unable to pick up their food. Their actions in this direction are chiefly mechanical. The characteristic whitish discharge from the vent very soon makes its appearance. The discharged mat- ter may be creamy or sometimes mixed with brown. The discharged matter is more or less sticky or glairy. In many cases it clings to the d
. Fig. 63. — Ten day White Leghorn chicks showing symptoms of bacillary white diarrhea. (After Rettger and Stoneburn.) about them. Their feathers become rough and the wings droop (cf. Fig. 03). There is progressive loss of weight. The birds eat little or nothing and appear unable to pick up their food. Their actions in this direction are chiefly mechanical. The characteristic whitish discharge from the vent very soon makes its appearance. The discharged mat- ter may be creamy or sometimes mixed with brown. The discharged matter is more or less sticky or glairy. In many cases it clings to the down in sufficient quantity to plug up the vent. This condition is known as "pasting up ; This latter condition, however, is not necessarily indicative of white diarrhea.
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