Poultry diseases and their remedies; the cause, symptoms, and treatment of all diseases known to poultry by Blair J. Gaylor

Author:Blair, J. Gaylor
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Poultry
Publisher: [Carlisle? Ky.
Published: 1910-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER V.

THE liUNGS.

The Diseases of the Liiuigs—With Their Causes, Symptoms and Treatment.

There are five diseases that affect the lungs, consumption, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis and congestion of the lungs. The later disease is simply the early-stages of pneumonia and if allowed to run on without prompt treatment the result will be a very bad attack of pneumonia. These different diseases are not passed from one bird to another but it is best to isolate all birds so as to give better attention. It is well to separate all sick birds from well ones even if they have no contagious disease.

Consumption.

Consumption in most cases is simply an aftermath of roup. It is not at all contagious but appears in individual cases as in the human family. This disease rarely ever appears in strong healthy birds but flocks that are low in vitality and from weak ancestors often fall the prey of consumption. The nature of this dreaded disease is well known. We know it is the wasting away of the lung tissues, and the general health of the whole bird, just as in the human family. It is a disease that should be shunned as much as possible. If your birds seem weak and with little vitality it is best to dispose of them and replace with others for fear this trouble might break out in your flock.

Symptoms.

In the early stages of the disease the only symptom you notice is simply weakness without any cause whatever.

In the course of a week or ten days you will notice some difficulty in breathing especially if the bird is chased over the yard a few times. There will be a rattling sound as In bronchitis. While cm the roost there will also be some roughness of respiration. At this time the bird may be laying and seem in very good health only a slight weakness but after a month or so the bird will be very thin and "wasting away." The comb will be pale, and there will be a slight diarrhoea and the food will not be digested properly and will pass from the bird in about the same state as it was when eaten. The rattling in the throat will be somewhat louder and if you go into your house at night after the birds are on the roost you will wonder what is in the bird's throat to affect the respiration in that way.

Treatment.

The best and safest treatment is to use the "hatchet" and cremate the birds killed. In this way you might prevent any other spread of the disease and otherwise you would cause your whole flock to become contaminated with this dreadful disease. If many cases break out in your flock it will be well to dispose of all birds on the place and get a new start for they are very low in vitality and will never be found successful as breeders. I dO' not believe any case of consumption can be cured especially after it gets into the advanced stages.

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