SUMMARY OF EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT
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DISEASE │ EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS │ TREATMENT
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_1. Diseases affecting head_ │
_and respiratory organs_: │
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Air under skin (see Emphysema). │
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Apoplexy │ Staggering gait and│ Keep fowl quiet; put in a
│ appearances of a │ dark place;
│ sudden fit │ give Epsom salts.
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Aspergillosis │ Loss of weight │ Avoid musty grain and straw.
│ │
Brooder pneumonia │ Affects chickens; │ No cure; prevent by strict
│ whitish diarrhea;│ sanitary methods.
│ many deaths │
│ │
Bronchitis (croup) │ Rattling in throat│ Paint throat with iodine.
│ │
Canker (see Roup). │ │
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Catarrh, contagious (see Roup). │
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Chicken pox │ Scabby, wart-like │ Gently scrape off scab
│ growths on head │ and paint with iodine.
│ and comb │
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Cold (catarrh) │ Running at nose and│ Isolate and syringe
│ eyes │ nostrils with 2%
│ │ carbolic acid.
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Congestion of lungs │ │
(see Pneumonia). │ │
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Conjunctivitis—sore │ │
eyes (see Roup). │ │
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Diphtheria │Yellowish patches on│ Isolate; paint patches
(diphtheritic roup) │ throat following an│ with hydrogen peroxide or
│ attack of roup │ iodine; best to kill fowl.
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Emphysema │ Skin puffed out │ Puncture with needle.
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Epilepsy │ Bird has fit │ If worms are believed to be
│ │ the cause give santonin.
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Favus │ Scurfy patches on │ Anoint with sulphur
│ comb and upper │ ointment or iodine.
│ portion of neck │
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Frost bite │ Frozen wattles │ Rub with vaseline.
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Influenza—grippe (see Cold). │
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Roup │ Nostrils caked with│ Isolate; syringe nostrils
│ offensive smelling │ with 5% carbolic acid;
│ exudate │ best to kill fowl with
│ │ bad attack.
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Pip │ Hardened scale on │ Soften and remove.
│ tip of tongue │
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Pneumonia │ Great difficulty │ Paint shoulders above lungs
│ in breathing │ with iodine; generally
│ │ incurable.
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Sore head (see Chicken pox). │
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Vertigo (see Epilepsy). │
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White comb (see Favus). │
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_2. Diseases affecting_ │
_organs of digestion_ │
_and reproduction_: │
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Blackhead of turkeys │ Drooping wings; │ Strict sanitary measures;
│ dullness; many │ difficult to control.
│ deaths │
Cancer (see Liver diseases │
and Ovary diseases). │
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Catarrh of crop │ Distended crop with│ Empty crop; diet
│ offensive liquid │ sparingly.
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Catarrh of stomach │ │
(see Gastritis). │ │
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Cholera │ Yellow feces; bad │ No cure known; kill fowl
│ diarrhea; sudden │ and burn body; take every
│ death of several │ precaution to prevent
│ birds │ spread.
│ │
Cloacitis │Offensive discharges│ Syringe out cloaca.
│ from cloaca │
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Constipation │Unsuccessful efforts│ Give castor oil; supply
│ to evacuate │ green food and make bird
│ │ scratch for grain.
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Coccidiosis of adult │Loss of weight, │ No remedies.
fowls │ diarrhea │
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Coccidiosis of chickens│ │
(see White diarrhea). │ │
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Coccidiosis of turkeys │ │
(see Blackhead). │ │
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Crop-bound │ Distended crop │ Pour sweet oil down throat
│ │ and knead crop, holding
│ │ fowl’s head down; or slit
│ │ crop and remove food.
│ │
Diarrhea │ Frequent passing of│ Isolate for fear of
│ liquid excreta; │ epidemics; in bad cases
│ soiled vent │ give 6 to 10 drops
│ │ chlorodyne.
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Dropsy │ Distention of │ Kill bird or puncture
│ abdomen │ abdomen.
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Dysentery │Bad form of diarrhea│ Treat as for bad cases
│ distinguished by │ of diarrhea.
│blood in the excreta│
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Egg-bound │ Unsuccessful │ Remove egg.
│ efforts to lay │
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Enteritis (see Diarrhea). │
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Fatty degeneration │Sudden death; │ Change diet of others.
│ excessively fat │
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Fowl typhoid (see Cholera). │
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Gastritis │Dullness; loss of │ Empty stomach; give castor
│ appetite │ oil and easily digested
│ │ food.
Impaction of crop │ │
(see Crop-bound). │ │
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Indigestion │Difficult to │ Change diet.
│ diagnose │
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Jaundice │Yellowish comb │ One grain of calomel and
│ │ green food.
Leukemia (see Cholera).│ │
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Liver diseases │Difficult to │ Change diet.
│ diagnose │
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Ovary diseases │Irregularity in egg │ No remedies.
│ production │
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Oviduct diseases │Prolapse of oviduct │ Vaseline and replace.
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Peritonitis │Fever; pain in │ Aconite and opium.
│ abdomen │
│ │
Pyæmia │No external symptoms│ No remedy.
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Soft crop │Distended and soft │ Empty crop; diet
│ crop │ sparingly.
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Tuberculosis │Wasting away; │ Kill affected birds;
│ lamenesss │ disinfect poultry houses,
│ │ etc.
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White diarrhea of │ Dullness; many │ Proper feeding; thorough
chickens │ deaths; whitish │ disinfection; difficult
│ diarrhea │ to control.
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_3. Diseases affecting legs_ │
_and feet_: │
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Bumblefoot │ Swelling on pad of │ Lance, if bad; paint with
│ foot │ iodine; lower perches.
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Cramp │ Difficulty in │ Hold legs in warm water;
│ standing straight │ rub with embrocation;
│ │ keep bird in dry place.
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Fractures │Broken shank or wing│ Splints.
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Gout │ Pain in joints of │ Difficult to cure; rub
│ legs and difficulty│ joints with embrocation.
│ in standing │
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Leg weakness │ Unsteady walk │ Select breeders.
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Rheumatism │Stiffness in joints;│ Rub legs with embrocation;
│ difficult to │ keep bird in dry place.
│ distinguish from │
│ cramp and gout │
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_4. Parasites_: │ │
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Fleas │ On hen and in nest │ Dust with insect powder;
│ straw │ burn infested straw
│ │
Gape worms │Gaping of chicks and│ Extract by pushing feather
│ effort to dislodge │ moistened with turpentine
│ something in throat│ down windpipe.
│ or windpipe │
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Lice │Unthrifty condition │ Dust fowl with insect
│ of birds; desertion│ powder; grease head and
│ of nests by setting│ neck of chickens; spray
│ hens │ woodwork.
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Maggots │ Running wound │ Remove maggots; treat with
│ │ creolin or carbolic acid.
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Mites (air sac) │ In bad cases, │ Difficult to treat.
│ suffocation │
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Mites (depluming) │ Bare patches │ Sulphur ointment.
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Mites (red) │ Examine roosts at │ Kerosene.
│ night │
Scabies (see Mites, │ │
depluming). │ │
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Scaly leg │ Uneven crusts on │ Scrub with soap and water;
│ legs │ kerosene oil or sulphur
│ │ ointment.
Ticks │Birds suffering │ Remove ticks from fowl;
│from the fever; │ spray perches, etc., with
│ticks found on body,│ 5% creolin.
│especially at night │
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Worms │ Loss of weight; │ Give 3 to 5 grains santonin,
│ segments of worms │ followed by 2 teaspoonfuls
│ in excreta │ castor oil.
_5. Miscellaneous_: │ │
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Abscesses │ Swelling with pus │ Lance and dress with
│ │ healing oil.
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Anæmia │ Loss of weight and │ Search for cause and treat.
│ unthrifty condition│
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Breakdown │ Enlarged and │ No satisfactory treatment.
│ pendulent abdomen │
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Egg-eating │ Remains of eggs │ Trap nests.
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Feather-eating │ Injured plumage │ Isolation of culprit.
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Going light (see Anæmia) │
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Heart, diseases of │No external symptoms│ No treatment possible.
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Limber-neck │ Muscles of neck │ Try purgative to correct
│ unable to support │ cause.
│ head │
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Kidney diseases │No external symptoms│ No treatment except for
│ except in gout │ gout.
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Molting │ Unthrifty condition│ Feed up and give tonic.
│ of bird │
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Poisoning │ Evidence of pain │ Give milk, white of egg
│ and depression │ and a stimulant.