Show POULTRY curits CURES UNCERTAIN money S spent p e nt on remedies Is not good judgment by dr frank thorp jr associate in animal pathology Patho loKy university universia sit y ot illinois service buying so called remedies t to rid their flocks of leu costs disease which includes such aliments ailments as range paralysis big liver disease white eye neuritis and leuc emla Is likely ely to prove a waste of money for poultry men As yet there is no known cure for the malady although comparatively new in this state leu costs Is apparently spreading throughout many hocks flocks and threatens to become a serious poultry problem all breeds of chickens appear to be susceptible cep tible to the disease it affects both sexes ses es alike and usually occurs between the ages of three and twelve months in spite of the fact that birds contracting tr cannot be cured research investigations indicate that the disease can be controlled if poultry men will carry out five diore more or less preventive measures it is said these include ri rigid ld culling to det detect act in the early sta stages ge s of the disease disposing of all diseased birds by killing and barnin burning buying hatching eggs egg new breedl breeding ng stow stock or baty baby chicks only from disease disease free flocks and by following strict hygiene and sanitary practices should a believe that his lock flock may be infected with immediate diagnosis can be made by a local veterinarian symptoms of the disease are variable and depend largely upon the tissues affected when the blood form ing organs are involved general weakness and varying degrees of anemia and diarrhea are common symptoms the birds are likely to become poor in flesh where the nerve type of disease Is present the chickens may become lame in one or both legs and the wings become droopy these symptoms too will vary according to the location and degree of the tissue infection when the brain is affected odd head movements may be noted the eye type of infection is characterized by a loss of pigment in the iris follo followed weil by a constriction of the pupil and eventually impaired vision and blindness both eyes are involved as a rule or become so during the early stages of the disease however should not be confused with w tuberculosis fowl typhoid parasitism or chemical or bacterial poisoning |