Show Cause of Heavy Death Rate of Young Chicks Chicles Ninety r per ver cent of the tire sick and dead hicks hicls received b by the veterinary department de do- of ot Purdue university during March larch and April of this year had ba- ba illary white diarrhea These chicks alne aine from 1000 flocks In rn most cases lie he letters that accompanied the dif dif- erent lots indicated that the owners owner did hit not suspect the true cause of ot the hea heavy death rate and most of them relieved ed that the feed was responsible for the tIre loss The name bacillary white diar- diar lien hen is somewhat misleading Many men believe that It Is a dig dig- dis- dis nse ase of the intestines and the sick hicks alwa always s 's show a diarrhea As Asa Asi a a i matter of fact there Is very little evidence of bowel trouble either In Inthe inthe the rhe form of S symptoms or lesions In Inthe Inthe intIre the tIre most destructive outbreaks and und the he highly highl acute cases Birds that c the tIre infection for several se da days s 's sIr or Ir er a week weel show lesions In the liver lungs heart and Intestines The lungs r are commonly affected This I s rise to difficult or labored breathing und men have ha frequently mistaken mIstaken mis mis- taken bacillary white diarrhea for brooder pneumonia a a. a less common disease |