Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management . ndbumble-foot. This well-known dis-ease, under its various names, isalso duo to a mite, the Sarcoptesmil fans. This mite affects mostbirds, and lias been known for someconsiderable time. The creature ap-parently only affects the legs ofbirds, the similar disease of thehead being due in all cases to a fun-goid pest. The diseased limbs become coveredvith rough, lumpy crusts, whichcan be removed with a blunt knife,but unless the limb is moistenedwith soft soap and warm water, theremoval leads to violent bleeding,w
Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds and their profitable management . ndbumble-foot. This well-known dis-ease, under its various names, isalso duo to a mite, the Sarcoptesmil fans. This mite affects mostbirds, and lias been known for someconsiderable time. The creature ap-parently only affects the legs ofbirds, the similar disease of thehead being due in all cases to a fun-goid pest. The diseased limbs become coveredvith rough, lumpy crusts, whichcan be removed with a blunt knife,but unless the limb is moistenedwith soft soap and warm water, theremoval leads to violent bleeding,which should be avoided. This sarcoptic mite lives andbreeds under the scales of the feet and legs, gradually raising them up and form-ing beneath them a white,powdery mass. The crustsformed are generally hol-low, and contain a spongymass internally, in the lowerparts of which are to befound the pests in all sometimes produce such violent inflammation anddisease that the toe or affected parts drop off. The dis-ease grows very slowly, some birds living over a year, but. 125. BAD CASE OFSCALY LEG.
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