The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
DR. ANORGAARD'S
SOREREAD TESTS
Taking Disease In Time and U.s.
ing Care Disease Can
Be Cured

.t.t A large number Of outbreaks of SORE
head have been reported during the
past month, and in all cases where the
required scabs have been furnished,
vaccine was prepared and either inject.
cd into the affected birds, or when on
the other islands, forwarded 10 the ap-
piicants for use, by the territorial We
terinafian,
The following observations not hith.
erto recorded, seem Of value: .....s .
Age Of Birds Affected ~.
A gradual spreading downward in so
far as age is concerned, has been
noticed M following the advance of
warm weather. In the early spring for
instance bullets and eockereIs, and
even mature birds, were most frequent.
.ly affected. The seasons first. chick:
ems did not seem 10 become infected un,
I'll nearly half grown aud fully feather
ed, that 10 when they we're about
pound broilers. During May, s to 10
weeks chickens, and during June, 4
to 8 weeks and even downy 3 weeks
old chicks, were commonly affected.
When no treatment was attempted
the mortality advanced with the SEQ.
son. 81. ss - ny
Chicks less than a month old shsw
the LESSONS first at the margins Of the
mouth or eyelids, from which they
spread rapidly into the mouth rs vel.
low diphtheritic patches or into the eve
as cheesy masses of fbriuous exudate.
Unless promptly treated both a, locally
and by vaccine, 90 per cent to 100 Der
cent Of these young birds die. =. =.
Local Treatment ....
Our attention has been called 10
some very good results obtained from
the, application of ordinary crude or
black oil tos.the sores and scabs, and
sven.to the eye proper, after removal
of the%cheesy masses. Whether more
effeetive than tincture Of iodine re-
maths TO be seem. It may, however, be
considered good substitute when
iodine Is not at hand. We believe,
however, that iodine il to be preferred
for instillation into the eye. ,. ID ..
bad Results From Vaccine
In few cases, vaccination hasJre,
suited in the appearance Of blush black
|diseolorations and swellings ut the
place of Injection, due possibly to spore
hesring bacteria resistant to the TEN.
perature at which the vaccine is at.
tenuated. In no case, however, has
more than few head in any one flock
become so affected.
Only one Of these was saved. by n
timely incision into 'the affected parts
and treatment with antiseptic lotions
The fact that such small number only
has become affected in this, manner
points to the possibility Of. the needle
having been contaminated or, else that
the skin wss. soiled Of the place Of in,
lection. 49, rs.J.rE g.S.
Follow distinctions Eh,s..,
II is, therefore, well to adhere strict
ly to the instructions which require a
sterile needle and the disinfection OF
the skin before injection. In order Ia
avoid handling two sets Of disinfeet
ants, We have discarded the use OF
cLosol solution and use only tincture OF
iodine, drop or two Of which As placed
on the skin at the point Of injection
and the needle inserted through the re
s1lting brown spot. y,. r -
The new vaccine mentioned In the
May report ia now ready for final ties,
on large, scale, and IL would, there
fore. be highly } desirable il large
flock of young chickens but slightly az
fected, or not yet infected could be To-
eated. The vaccine has been made in
four different strengths, but expert
ments will haye to be made on a con,
siderable number Of birds TO determine
the safe application of either, and
whether single or double, before a gen
oral distribution can be recommended