_The course of the disease_ is from a few weeks to three months. Very few
of the young turkeys survive.

_The treatment_ is almost entirely preventive. The same precautionary
measures for the prevention of the introduction of disease into the flock,
recommended in other infectious diseases, should be practised. Turkeys that
survive should be disposed of. As chickens may harbor the disease-producing
germs, we should not attempt to raise turkeys in the same quarters with
them. Eggs should be obtained from disease-free flocks. Wiping the eggs
with a cloth wet with fifty per cent alcohol may be practised. The same
recommendations regarding the cleaning and disinfecting of the quarters
described in the treatment of fowl cholera should be practised.

If an outbreak of the disease occurs in the flock all of the sick birds
should be killed, and their carcasses cremated. Moving the flock to fresh
runs and the administration of intestinal antiseptics are the only
effective lines of treatment.

AVIAN TUBERCULOSIS.--Tuberculosis of poultry is a serious disease in some
countries. Poultry usually contract tuberculosis by contact with a
tubercular bird, and not from other domestic animals and man.

_The symptoms_ are of a general character, such as emaciation, weakness,
wasting of muscles and lameness. Tubercular growths may appear on the
surface of the body.

If we suspect the presence of the disease, it is advisable to kill one of
the sick birds and make a careful examination. The finding of yellowish,
white, cheesy nodules or masses in the liver, spleen, intestines and
mesenteries is strong evidence of tuberculosis. A bacteriological