| Show ONE CAUSE OF LOSSES protect pullets F from rom parasites and various ills by M A ext extension na ton r ou m an kansas state agrical coi college loge young pullets will develop into ean clent egg machines mn chines it if precautions are arc taken to protect them from parasites and diseases d iring the summer months and it if proper feed Is supplied for their development Coccid losis is one of the enemies that must be conquered it usually appears when the chicles are five to ten weeks old symptoms are blood in the droppings upon internal examination the blind intestines are enlarged and filled with a grayish bloody often the liver Is spotted this disease la Is caused by au organism that tends to destroy the lining of tile the intestine it is passed out in the droppings and carried over from year to year in the buildings and ground to prevent coccid losis move the brooder houses each year and brood on clean ground or use a sanitary platform and keep the chicks confined on the alie platform until ten weeks old keep the young and old stuck stock sep abated these precautions will usual ly prevent the disease in outbreaks of the best known treatment is to move the brooder house if possible clean the house often and feed large quantities of milk if an all mash system of feed ing Is being used remove alit ment meat scrap from the mash and substitute 25 per cent dried buttermilk or dried skim milk feed this for about two weeks large quantities of milk solids in any form will be beneficial |
