*Jaundice # quick tentative diagnosis @ a practical tip* ..................................................... Whenever jaundice /Icterus is noticed in a *flock* or *during postmortem* ...... check *colour, consistency and smell of faeces* If *faeces* are # *Normal* in colour and consistency @ it is *Toxic jaundice* ( Hepatic ) # *Intensely Yellow stained* with normal consistency @ it is *Haemolytic jaundice* ( Prehepatic ) # *Greasy , Clay colored with foul smelling* @ it is *Obstructive* ( Post - Hepatic ) Once the *type of jaundice* is identified # it will be easy to find the *cause* for such *type of jaundice* and to *control it* .........................................….... Pl note : *Van den bergh response test* of checking serum Bilirubin is best to detect *type of jaundice*