Show BLACKHEAD IN TURKEYS CAUSE OF LOSS e A a 1 oo 00 t 44 TURKEY displacing EAGLE AS NATIONAL BIRD while blackhead is common to all species of fowl it Is usually seen in its most aggravated form in turkeys esz loises 1 in the united mates ila have been enormous and la in many instances whole flocks died off before the own or ers knew what was wrong th the in disease as 1 la must maat caig I 1 in it its ettelt and it would world pay aery ery turkey yar to 10 acquaint him himself sit with th it ats or ight and ad ev evairst airs its recreation prevention sad and I 1 cure nature of the disease the eliv eaily symptoms presented by affected birds are not particularly char I 1 ar affected birds however wn will i separate p cat from the remainder of the I 1 flock this thi s separation or lagging behind does not appear to be a desire for 0 but the result of being unequal to the he t taste task of keeping up alth the others frum from physical exhaustion the droppings are am more fluid than normal carried and way may be streaked a with till 3 iel el low use gas bubbles may be dently numerous etc to ge a froth appearance 11 the head bead may be mol and usually 11 li 11 darker in color than normal tins this dark coloration may disappear lead bad re appear at ir irregular intervals able alle th the bird Is at 1 l rest but excitement uku ally cousa bright red culma tiso the best means Is of early daigue diagnosis sm to Is the examination of the droppings for foe evidence of diarrhoea or a leamor coloration of the faccas feeding sure bane way may prove the most appropriate lor for auti h observation allons this Is not t convenient owners costers should taconite some means meana of determining no an afa tion ime at the ear earliest lecat possible mour moment course of the disease affected birds it if ureic untreated ted way may die in a few days day or may longer linger for a wea or longar langr after the he dinst lipp ut symptom according to the vici virulence flence of the infecting agent in some cases the onset is ia so rapid and free from outward manifestations as to be recognizable only by an autopsy without treatment or a complete change in diet and ad surroundings the course chirs is in usually fund prevention prevent and treatment all ail affected birds bird sh should acid be II isolated ted at once cace tle te placing of the on cos cdean sanded mind board floors floods in a dry arv a e ell ai lighted c d aud and well ventilated building with a southern exposure is considered a means of prevent prevention me the continued contact with the floors hoer hof teer tenda made to bealek toe coulta 0 believe ic to be an advantage to we aee that they are quartered on sanded board floors nt at and prevented from ranging in the morning when the gross grabs is wet vel kimn hen the birds are older the tha ro places should receive consideration ine free a appl ppl lotion ot of imm lima and sulphur W wash sh that us d in praying ig troll fruit trees free is suitable on the ground under the rosel ro tim and the ground on which they are reared two too or three times during the sL will ft ill destroy any infection on the ground some apparently remarkable remar liable recoveries have followed the use ot of evertmm acid but one cannot hope to bring till nil affected birds through an attack attach the dose to be uld is a ot acid add war buur ml EP BP in a quart of drinking water this audi fluted water should be placed I 1 in a porcelain or glass vessel and Is sug sag in the hope that the birds bird may emy be brought through an sum am cle to be placed I 1 in eon con autma |