Show sanitation PREVENTS LOSSES FROM BLACKHEAD A few years ago the entire tur key growing indu try of t e united states was threatened by blackhead since the cause has become better understood the disease is largely able through the applicator of san sant t ry me suras sas carl po specialist at the utah state agricultural college blackhead is a parasitic disease that affects affect s principal y young turkeys in the early summer and late fall it may also cause loss es among chickens and older turkeys turk the term black blackhead hed has been applied because of the common discoloration of the head of the bird that dies of the disease however this symptom is seen also in other diseases and does not always occur in blackhead the most common symptoms are sulphur colored foamy droppings droopiness droop iness loss of appe if ite te and an invariable loss of sight many turkey breeders bleeders bre eders now rear their boults artificially in order to prevent losses f from rom blackhead they keep boults first in coops and runs that can be easily cleaned and later on pasture that is known not to have been ranged on by turkeys any turkeys which show symptoms of disease are promptly removed and isolated and those which have died are burned promptly chickens may contract the disease says mr but they usually recover and remain as carriers of the organisms which are discharged in their droppings A these organisms may infect oth att b birds i rd s if picked up in contafi tc d f feed eed or water and as young turkeys k e Ys are especially FU cep aepli i ble they should never be allowed it is dangerous to run with chickens practice to fertilize with chicken manure the ground on which turkeys are allowed to range as they may pick up the organisms in sufficient numbers to cause serious losses |