Excerpt from Diseases and Parasites of Poultry in California There are a number of diseases and parasites which may attack poultry and cause severe loss. The modern practice of raising large numbers of fowls continuously on relatively small areas has increased the likelihood of their occurrence. It is obvious, therefore, that seme knowledge of the means of recognizing, preventing, and controlling the more common diseases and parasites is of great importance to all poultry raisers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.