| Show TO PREVENT LOSS FROM ROUND WORMS how poultry pests may be combated ny by a 0 it if poultry extension Ext enlon specialist pecia lift ohio state university service costly losses from troublesome round worms that sap vitality and produce runts in the poultry flock may be prevented by taking three simple precautions the first step in protecting the chick crop against round worms Is 13 complete isolation of the chicks from the adult birds this Is most easily accomplished by keeping the laying flock either confined to the laying house or confined to a limited range it may also be done by brooding the chicks on ground which has not been used for poultry or where poultry manure has not been spread for at least two years and where the adult birds cannot come in contact with the chicks the second step la Is to take precautions in preventing the carrying of infective material on the shoes buckets and equipment when the ts Is walking from the laying house to the brooding quarters frequent cleaning of the tha poultry buildings and the removal or of manure to some distant field where it should be spread thinly Is the third step in controlling this dreaded pest of the farm flock if this Is not practical a manure pit constructed to keep out the mes files insects and rodents will not only aid in the prevention of round worm infestation but will also tend to p prevent the spread of tape worms from adult birds to the growing chicks |
