Show poultry tuberculosis widespread in spots prepared by tho the united states department of agriculture tuberculosis in poultry locks flocks has haa been found much more prevalent than was vas suspected and in ID many counties especially in some of the north central states the disease is present to a greater or less extent in about 70 per cent of the flocks according to the united states department of agriculture cul turi tuberculosis birds ebow loss of vigor igor and flesh lameness swollen joints drooping and general T E B in poultry can be definitely diagnosed by a postmortem post mortem or by the tuberculin test given by a veterinarian if the disease Is discovered in the poultry flock all diseased seasel di birds should bo be immediately billed and burned anti the remaining fowls over one year old should be marketed the chicken house bouse should be thoroughly cleaned and dis infected and moved to clean ground lots and runways should be plowed up and seeded to some soma grain crop and a new start made on clean ground with young healthy vigorous birds of good breeding avian tuberculosis Is doubly harmful in that it affects swine as well as poultry |