. Diseases of poultry; their etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Poultry. ]Vkite Diarrhea 293 Many of the chicks chirp or peep constantly or will utter a shrill cry apparently of pain, when attempting to void the excreta. These sounds are often characteristic of the disease. In many cases the chicks present the appearance of being "short backed" or "big ; Woods ^ describes this as follows: "The weakling is almost always big-bellied, the abdomen protruding to the rear so that it bunches out behind, well out of line with the vent, with the result that
. Diseases of poultry; their etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Poultry. ]Vkite Diarrhea 293 Many of the chicks chirp or peep constantly or will utter a shrill cry apparently of pain, when attempting to void the excreta. These sounds are often characteristic of the disease. In many cases the chicks present the appearance of being "short backed" or "big ; Woods ^ describes this as follows: "The weakling is almost always big-bellied, the abdomen protruding to the rear so that it bunches out behind, well out of line with the vent, with the result that the chick looks as if. Fig. 64. — Normal ten day White Leghorn chicks. (After Rettger and Stoneburn.) the tail piece and backbone has been pushed forward and in just above the vent " (cf. Fig. 63). In some cases the chicks die with but little warning and show few of the above symptoms. In other cases the sick chick will last a long time showing all the symptoms men- tioned. Post-mortem examination often reveals but few lesions. One of the most striking things is the loss of flesh if the dis- ease has lasted for some time. The alimentary canal is usually nearly empty except for some slimy fluid. The 1 Woods, P. T., "Reliable Poultry ; Quincy, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pearl, Raymond; Surface, Frank Macy, 1882- joint author; Curtis, Maynie Rose, 1880- joint author. New York, The Macmillan Company
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