Show MUST TEST FLOCKS TO CHECK DISEASE infected breeders bleeders Bre eders should be promptly removed disease or bacillary white diarrhea can be removed from poultry hocks flocks only by the testing of diseased flocks and the removal of 0 inal infected acted birds says dr C C ellis ehla of the new york state college of veterinary medicine since the disease Is transmitted through the egg the testing of the breeding stock and the removal of all infected breeders bleeders bre eders he points out should be the first step in control the blood test he says Is the only reliable method now in use tor for detecting the disease this test consists of collecting a sample of blood from each bird and having baring it examined la in a poul try disease laboratory all chickens and turkeys on tho the premises should be tested annually and more often if possible he says gays two or three tests before the breeding season he points out will result in more rapid control the reactors should be removed at once and thu the poultry house and equipment thoroughly disinfected dis infected after their removal other precautions are thoroughly boil all eggs which are fed to the birds buy eggs and chicks from tested flocks only and rear them separately until they can be tested quarantine all birds purchased or returning from shows and test them before placing them in the pens |