Show I 1 I 1 sanitation will prevent or cheek check turkey disease sanitary measures will prevent or check the development of the blackhead disease of turkeys which is killing many boults according to dr E N stout extension veterinarian for colorado state college at fort collins some turkey growers are being victimized by irresponsible people who are selling vaccines and medicines as cures for or blackhead dr stout is informed no drug or vaccine has been developed that has any value in curing or preventing this disease he declares there are however he adds certain sanitary measures which are valuable in preventing or checking this disease turkeys should not be raised with chickens because chickens often are infested with worms which may carry microscopic parasites that cause blackhead after turkeys eat contaminated tamina ted food or drink polluted water I 1 it is dangerous to allow turkeys to drink ditch water because of the danger of blackhead infection from chickens on other farms through which the ditch water flows |