Show r r r W i f 1 T tuberculosis b cerculo sis is s 1 hard d to lestroy destroy damp 40 poorly 0 rl y ventilated houses filthy runs and 1 r improper food blamed in an managing most poultry locks flocks it la is considered advisable to cull nil all hills hens which appear droopy and list less of light weight and in poor con these symptoms would andi cote tuberculosis and the i birds should be discarded nt once J infected fochs fowls become lame and d the shanks become pale and arly tied when picked up such birds bird will ie be observed to have anlyn tory little flesh on the breastbone only one or two taro inthe will be noticed tobaie to have the disease it at the same aume time in all probability and these will wil eat beat heartily until almost alinosi the time aime of their death other birds la tiit flock will bi be infected however since the disease to ie jiin usually ally widespread jn in ia a nock that has one or two infected birds other diseases often enuse cause loss of weight and a postmortem post mortem examination la Is necessary to make a poil positive tive ill diagnosis of the trouble lesions of the th e disease yellowish in color and varying from the size of a pinhead to the size of a 0 pea jea will lie be found on the ahe liver find spleen of visibly infected birds birds nod varying from the size of a pen pea to that of a small walnut will be found on the intestines and the membranes lesions also occur frequently in the kidneys lungs skin and honea bones birds in the early stages of the 06 disease cannot be detected y external symptoms in order to detect these birds the tuberculin test mastbe must be applied by some veterinarian competent to do this testing losses loss from the disease do not 0 occur c ur with birds under a year old sin since e e chicks do not have the disease nt at time of birth and must contract li it from older birds i cause ot of disease tuberculosis Is caused by bacteria and can be caused by no etli r agency dump damp poorly ventilated ted and badly lighted houses filth runs and im 01 proper feeding practices hasten hast en the spread of the disease d where wh ere the ifil germs e r nis are present but these factors are never solely responsible for the trouble birds affected with tuberculosis can not be cured those that are known to be infected should be killed and bu burned rn eai strict sanitary measures men should be adopted in curing for the flock ifft if it Is desired to merely avoid losses from tuberculosis ills disposing posing of nil all birds one year old or over will taken take care of this but bin it if the owner desires to rid the flock of the disease adde tlona steps must be taken there are arc two possible methods of eradicating the disease froin the hock flock the first method Is to dispose of all stock after the laying season Is over thoroughly clearl clean and scrub all boosts roosts nests nesta floors aud runways with a solution of high test lye aud and keep all fowls off the premises for several months in order to destroy all of the bacteria in ID the ground which has been frequented by the infected flock it should be plowed occasionally during the spring summer and tall fall and seeded after each plo plowing NOng use UM tuberculin test in nocks flocks that thai are valuable val as breed ers the tuberculin test can be used and only those birds known to be infected then disposed of this should be given every six months and all re rc victors should be removed from the premises and the houses honses cleaned and runs plowed after each test in which reactors are found as mentioned in the first method in elther case young chicks brought on the premises should be raised on clean ground and if possible should he be put into new quarters and the old quarters utilized for some som other eother purpose as soon as 89 the old flock has been entirely disbanded this later Is not essential however if proper sanitary methods have been followed |