. Poultry diseases and their treatment. Poultry. POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 91 tion of the symptoms of roup from early to late stages. The following account is quoted from their bulletin: "The general condition of roupy birds varies very much. Af- ter the first symptoms of the disease, which is usually a putrid catarrh from the nostrils, the affected fowl is generally restless, separates from other members of the flock, becomes dull, cow- ers in the corner of the coop or mopes in the corner of the pen, with its head dra\vn close to its body and often covered with its
. Poultry diseases and their treatment. Poultry. POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 91 tion of the symptoms of roup from early to late stages. The following account is quoted from their bulletin: "The general condition of roupy birds varies very much. Af- ter the first symptoms of the disease, which is usually a putrid catarrh from the nostrils, the affected fowl is generally restless, separates from other members of the flock, becomes dull, cow- ers in the corner of the coop or mopes in the corner of the pen, with its head dra\vn close to its body and often covered with its ; "If there is a se\'cre discharge from the nostrils or eyes, then the feathers upon the wings or back are likely to be smeared with it, .^ together, and after some time fall out; and the eyes often shut, the being glued together by the sticky dis- charge from ; "A fc)V\'l in a sleep)' condition, or moping as described, fre- quently arouses itself for a time, takes food, and especially water, and then gradually returns to the apathetic ;. Fig. 15. Shov,';ng- appearance of a hen a day before death from roup. (From Harrison and Streit). "Many fowls having the disease in a chronic form keep their normal appetite for a long time, and seem very little disturbed physically, whilst others, especially when the face or eyes be- come swollen, lose their appetite, grow thinner and thinner, and finally become too weak to stand or walk around, when they lie down and die in a few days. During the last stage diarrhoea, with offensive yellow or green discharge, often sets in and caus- es death in a short ;. 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.
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