Gout of Fowls

Gout. Epidemiology of gout

Gout is the most prevalent form of inflammatory arthropathy. Several studies suggest that its prevalence and incidence have risen in recent decades. Numerous risk factors for the development of gout have been established, including hyperuricaemia, genetic factors, dietary factors, alcohol consumption, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, obesity, diuretic use and chronic renal disease. Osteoarthri...

Transmission Experiments with Leucosis of Fowls

It is shown, in a carefully controlled experiment, that fowl leucemia can be readily transmitted from chicken to chicken by injection. Of 25 fowls, 13 were injected intravenously with blood from a chicken (No. 575) with erythroleucosis and 12 with blood from a chicken (No. 689) with myeloid leucosis. The injected birds and an equal number of uninjected controls were kept in tiers of alternating...

Fibrous Feeds for Functional Fowls

Fibres are not digested by fowls, but their impact on digestive physiology, nutrient metabolism and intestinal microflora can be substantial. Analytical shortcomings have historically contributed to different notions on the significance of fibres, but modern techniques now enable us to better discriminate between various fractions of fibre and relate them with the performance of poultry. The fo...

Iritis ( White Eye ) in Fowls

One member of this family developed a spontaneous choroidal detachment about three months after sclero-corneal trephining, and tbI persisted unchanged for a year. It was (unsuccessfully) tven0d by a cautery puncture and is still present. The second family comprises six siblings out of a family of ten, one of whom died in infancy. Of the nine living siblings, eight are said to be glaucomatous, a...

Vaccinating Fowls for Chicken Pox