Show FOWLS LOSE HEALTH WHEN PUSHED HARD N must vitality vitalia y of the birds have consideration carolina Carol nn state Dcarl ma north lc fly R 6 collim poultry grouary al a the evolution of t the h e fowl from jungle bird laa laying ding 15 eggs a year yea r to to eggs laying larin up the modern hen to period hod Is a monument in the same pe poultry science rom from the fowl has been transformed bird to one herbivorous a partially ot of which will all utilize large quantities animal protein la in egg mant manufacture the birds bodies have probably themselves veE I 1 to the changed in adapting new diet the tendency unfortunately however been to I 1 of the industry has production without stress increased of fowl consideration taking sufficient vitality Tit allty the question of mortality Is now low a and major concern of the industry much thought and investigation must be spent before the problem can be solved the problem Is complex aa for birds there are so many reasons dking early A recent study of the can causes ses of death in fowls showed deaths the following conditions were caused by in the percentages biste listed diseases of 0 the digestive tract 1 5 aper per cent intestinal parasites il 6 per cent respiratory diseases 9 per cent tumors 84 per cent germ borne born e diseases 7 per cent diseases of the glandular organs 6 69 9 per cent constitutional diseases 65 per cent genital diseases 65 per cent abdominal diseases 54 per cent protozoan diseases 54 per cent nervous diseases 4 per cent accidental deaths 36 per cent diseases of the circulatory system 13 per cent and dis diseases eases 5 per cent this study brought out the fact that much of the work of reducing mortality will fall upon the individual to use better methods of flock management and of controlling the spread of disease |