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Show Heavy Mortality In Utah Poultry Flocks An annual mortality of 20 per cent imong the hens listed in the flocks f persons who are keeping accounts mder the direction of the extension .ervice, is reported by Carl Frischknecht, Frisch-knecht, assistant extension poultry-nan poultry-nan of the Utah S ate Agricultural college. This percentage does not include he number that were culled, sold, or laten, but merely those that died 'rom prolapsus, accident or from one lilment or another. Al. hough a large ;ercentage of this heavy mortality :omes as a result of infectious bronchitis bron-chitis and paralysis, for which at the present time there are no satisfactory treatments, too many birds have died and others had their efficiency to ;roduce eggs seriously reduced by he presence of coccidiosis, fowl pox, olds and roup, worm and parasite infestations in-festations which can be largely con-rolled con-rolled with the cooperation of local veterinarians, Mr. Fricshknecht reports. re-ports. Eventually Utah can expect to have all of the poultry diseases and pests that will thrive under her climatic conditions; therefore, all forces in the state should be mobilized to combat them, the poultryman points out, "The outstanding problems ahead in this state in poultry production are: Increasing the average size of flock; securing a greater egg production produc-tion per unit; improving the quality cf eggs that are marketed and checking check-ing the hen mortality," Mr. Frischknecht Frisch-knecht advises. |