. The diseases of poultry . Poultry; 1899. 188 DISEASES OF POULTRY. site was discovered in the disease of man by Remak in 1837 and more completely demonstrated by Sclion- lein in 1841. It was discovered as affecting cats by Japquetant in 1847, and on mice by Bennett in 1850; while Gerlach, MuUer and Leisering each published cases of it on poultry in 1858. Saint Cyr described the first case of favus on the dog in 1868 and in 1869 he discov- ered it on the rabbit. S YMPTOMS.— Favus is a dis- ease of the skin which in birds generally com- mences upon the comb, or other fleshy parts of the head an


. The diseases of poultry . Poultry; 1899. 188 DISEASES OF POULTRY. site was discovered in the disease of man by Remak in 1837 and more completely demonstrated by Sclion- lein in 1841. It was discovered as affecting cats by Japquetant in 1847, and on mice by Bennett in 1850; while Gerlach, MuUer and Leisering each published cases of it on poultry in 1858. Saint Cyr described the first case of favus on the dog in 1868 and in 1869 he discov- ered it on the rabbit. S YMPTOMS.— Favus is a dis- ease of the skin which in birds generally com- mences upon the comb, or other fleshy parts of the head and gr aduall y extend s to and affects the skin of the body. In rare cases it magnified 2()0d?am: teglUS UpOH the body before the head is affected. The disease manifests itself by small white or light gray, round or irregular spots, from the size of a pinhead to that of a dime, that ex- tend and increase in number, until nearly all of the skin of the affected part is covered. An examination of these spots shows that a thin scale or crust has formed on the surface of the skin. This crust often. Fijr. 52.—Sarcopies Icevis-, var. gallina seen on the ventral surface 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 Salmon, D. E; Leeney, Harold. fmo; Cornell University. College of Veterinary Medicine. Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library. fmo. Washington, D. C. : G. E. Howard & Co.


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