. Poultry diseases and their treatment. Poultry. POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR 3 Fig. 47. Trachea (windpipe) of Fig. 48. A pair of a plieasant sliowing gape Syngainus trachc- worms (Syngainus tniclicalis) alis. attached, attached to the mucous uiem- (After ]\Iegnin). brane. (After ]\Iegnin). The two .sexes are joined together in such a way that a pair looks Hke a double headed worm. The female is about jA inch long and the male about 1-5 inch. The worms are pale in color when empty but when the)- have been feeding they are red with tlie blood of the chick. The presence of the worms in
. Poultry diseases and their treatment. Poultry. POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR 3 Fig. 47. Trachea (windpipe) of Fig. 48. A pair of a plieasant sliowing gape Syngainus trachc- worms (Syngainus tniclicalis) alis. attached, attached to the mucous uiem- (After ]\Iegnin). brane. (After ]\Iegnin). The two .sexes are joined together in such a way that a pair looks Hke a double headed worm. The female is about jA inch long and the male about 1-5 inch. The worms are pale in color when empty but when the)- have been feeding they are red with tlie blood of the chick. The presence of the worms in the tra- chea of a living chick may be demonstrated by passing a gape worm extractor (a loop of horse hair or fine wire or a feather with the vane removed except at the tip) carefully down,the trachea for some distance turning it around to loosen the wonns and drawing it out. If the worms are present some will be removed with the 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-; Curtis, Maynie Rose, 1880-; Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. Orono, Me.
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