. Diseases of poultry; their etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Poultry. ^1 "' and geese, as follows: The sick animals become emaciated, although the appetite is not especially disturbed. At times the appetite is even increased. The droppings are thin, contain con- siderable yellow slime, and are passed in small quantities but at short inter- vals. The poultry raiser must direct his attention to these thin, slimy, and often bloody droppings, for if any treatment against the tape worm is to be undertaken, this must be done as early as possible. In observing the droppings it sh
. Diseases of poultry; their etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Poultry. ^1 "' and geese, as follows: The sick animals become emaciated, although the appetite is not especially disturbed. At times the appetite is even increased. The droppings are thin, contain con- siderable yellow slime, and are passed in small quantities but at short inter- vals. The poultry raiser must direct his attention to these thin, slimy, and often bloody droppings, for if any treatment against the tape worm is to be undertaken, this must be done as early as possible. In observing the droppings it should be noticed whether tape worm segments or eggs are present. The eggs can be seen, of course, only with the microscope. "After a time other symptoms de- velop. The sick animals become dull and listless, remain apart from the rest of the flock — the feathers are ruffled and the wings droop, the appe- tite is lost and the birds allow them- selves to be easily caught. Although it was stated that in the beginning of the trouble the appetite is not dis- turbed, the sick animals develop an intense thirst for cold water. When it rains they run under the eaves in order to catch water, and in winter are eager for ice ; Since the examination of the feces for tape worm segments is rather unsatisfactory for the farmer or poultryman, Stiles says that " The best method for the farmer to follow is to kill one of the sick chickens when he suspects tape worms. Fig. 20. — Intestine of a fowl turned wrong side out to show tape worms in nod- ular tseniasis. (After Pearson and Warren.). 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, 1879-1940; Surface, Frank M. (Frank Macy), 1882- joint author; Curtis, Maynie R. (Maynie Rose), b. 1880, joint author. New York, The Macmillan Company
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