Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

a writer in the Poultry G,ngland)
gives the best article we have seen on
the subject of post-mortem examina-
tons OF fowls. After a brief descrip-
ton OF the internal organs of the fowl,
thelr uses. n appearance in "a healthy
state, he says:
And now | come to the real point
of this paper: How to make a post
mortem examination. so that these va
rlous organs can be seen and EXAM
lacd. II so that n general opinion can
be formed as to their condition of
health or otherwise. Let it be under
stood that u very large number of poul-
try which die are victims of some en-
tlrely simple complaint. such as en-
largement of the liver, or tuberculosis
In the lungs. These complaints are
reason at all why any farmer or anna
teur poultry keeper should not be able
to form a general opinion as to wheth-
ar his poultry are dying off from some
such complaint as n or the other
pr these. Take the dead bird and lay
t on a wooden table or on a piece OF
strong board. breast uppermost. Spread
out the wings and the legs. putting a
small nail through the joint of each
wing and through the center of each
loot. 1t is not necessary for the bird
to be entirely plucked; it will be
enough to pluck the breast. and when
this has been done pinch up the skin
at the point of the breast bone, and
cut 1t straight through from the vent
to the crop. Having done this draw
pack the skin on both sides, ST as to
cave the flesh. fully exposed. and then
With a sharp knife cut through the
flesh on both sides. of h breast bone.
and with a strong. blunt pointed pair
Of scissors cut out the center of the
breast bone entirely, taking particular
>are in doing so not to injure the heart,
US a flow of blood from the heart will
interfere with subsequent operations
When this has been don the principal
organs will be clearly exposed.
'"Fi-st of all examine the liver. TIC
De perfectly healthy, it should be of a
rich chocolate brown color, free from
any spec)es. and free from any discol-
oration although there are sometimes
post-mortem d~iscolorations at the
edges. which are easily recogniZable).
II the liver contains any specks 1t is
unhealthy. as 1t should not be what
Is known as pasty or rotten. Healthy
and firm 10 the touch and of the proper
color is the general description to APP
ply to the liver. The heart should Their
be looked at, and it should also be
quite firm. free from any excessive
covering. of fat, and also quite free
from little nOdules OF tuberculosis. An
~'S NHDNS Ah'- AAShk ho Id j u
should be wen lobed--that Is to say,
it should not be distended on one side
and empty on the other; If 1t be 80, the
probability Is that the bird has died
from heart failure, and supposing it is
known that the bird did die suddenly.
this can at once be accepted as the
cause-,syncope. failure of the hearts
action, swhidh, alwa3s ends in a very
sudden death. the bird simply dropping
Gown dead without any warning. The
luYgs. WHICH will be seen on either
side at the Back of the heart. arc
spongy' looking bodies of n. pink color.
u a piece of n of the lungs be cut
Dff' n be placed in u bowl o f4water 1t
should float, not sink. or it will be un-
healthy. Always look at tire lungs for
tuberculosis. which is usually to. be
detected there. and IS indicated by lit
Tie cheesy nodules in the substance of
the lungs. which cannot possibly be
mistaken: sometimes the lungs and
the hear. will all be eaten by these
tuberculosis masses. II no disease has
been found so far. proceed to examine
the CROP and the outlet, also the wind
pipe. With regard to the crbp. il
h''SHt almost te examined first IL il is