Show ROOSTERS SPREAD POULTRY DISEASE more cases of bacillary white b diarrhea a arhea noticed male birds help to spread bacillary white diarrhea amon among g poultry although the disease does spread without males according to the new york state col lege of veterinary science at comell university ity until recently the cause of the spread of this disease among mature chickens has been unsolved im solved experiments i were conducted condret C d I 1 in n alil which ch pe pens ris were were w made adeus up Infected of i and non in fectea hens cock birds were placed in some of the pens and others were maintained without males A period of months ans necessary before any evidence of f I 1 this aali dissemination was seen Baell bacillary lary white diarrhea has been foundton found to be the most widespread and serious disease of baby chicks to assist s poultry men to control the disease the veterinary college has encouraged local veterinarians to lesta establish blish laboratories orai oratories ories which are maintained under its supervision thi these ese labora laboratories are located enerle in erie orange onondaga ot sego and greene counties long island also has a number of similar laboratories cob conducted ducted on the same plan although testing under this plan has been in operation only one year up two years on long island i nearly flocks bu have ve been handled approximately chickens have been tested and progress Is being made in lowering the amount of infection in these flocks and in decreasing the chick mortality due to this cil disease sease |