Preliminary Report on Poultry Parasite Investigation at Macdonald College

The internal parasites of poultry are undoubtedly the cause of very considerable loss to the poultry raiser annually. Numerous postmortem examinations on growing stock soon indicated how prevalent these parasites are. It is quite apparent that a study of these pests in Canada is becoming very necessary. Recognizing the need for such a project as mentioned above the authorities at Macdonald College thought that the best results could be achieved by putting the work on a co-operative basis. In planning such a problem it was realized that there were many angles from which such a problem should be handled if same was to be at all complete. The services of a Parasitologist and an Animal Pathologist were therefore enlisted to lend their aid to the poultrymen in planning and executing the work to be done. During the first year a general survey was made of the field; which was followed . . .