| Show pressure Kee necrosis rosis Is name of chick disease not long ago a correspondent inquired relative to a peculiar disease among a mo n 9 four weeks old baby chicks the mouth of the chick showed accumulations in the roof and also under the tongue severe inflammation had set in and swelling of the affected parts occurred apparently the trouble had progressed so that losses were occurring this peculiar trouble Is known as pressure necrosis it Is not a disease but follows the feeding of rations which are too pasty and which are ground too fine due to the pulverized condition of the feed some of it becomes impacted in the roof of the mouth additional feed accumulates and the impaction Impact lon of food shuts off the circulation so that the poorly nourished organs degenerate obviously the prevention of such trouble Is to avoid feeding rations which are too finely pulverized or which contain too much pasty foodstuffs Misso missouri url farmer |
