Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
.PULLETS STILL LEAD
In EGG PRODUCTION
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it was found that cleanliness has
more effect on the price of eggs than
does such factors as size, quality or
color. If eggs become dirty 1t IS
therefore necessary that they be
cleaned in order that the shipper
may receive the best available
price. There are several methods of
cleaning eggs, but the most popular
way, however, is to wipe them OH
with a damp cloth and then allowing
them to dry thoroughly before they
are packed into the shipping crates.
Cleaning removes a portion of the
shell and permits moisture to be
absorbed by the egg, with the result
that rotten spots form where this
water collects at the points at which
the eggs and the filters meet.
Eggs which are to be stored
should never be washed, but those
which are to be placed upon the
markets and sold Immediately have
been found to command a Slightly
higher price if they are cleaned.
Practically every poultryman cleans
his eggs by some method, as shown
by a recent survey conducted in Del
aware by DR.. Gabriel and DR.. Ben
ner. Out of 206 farmers who replied
to a QUESTIONABLE concerning the
cleaning of eggs for the markets,
204 of these poultry raisers answer
ed in the affirmative.
In the report for December spe-
cial mention was given to the use or
cod liver oil as a preventative OF
leg weakness in young chicks, and
some very interesting results were
cited relative to experiments that
were conducted at Cornell Univer-
sity showing the importance of this
substance in the ration.
Five pens of birds were used, and
forty leghorn chicks were placed in
each pen forty-eight hours after
Matching. The chicks in all the pens
received a grain and mash ration
which was known to produce normal
growth without the occurrence Of
leg weakness when the chicks were
exposed to the direct rays Of the
sun. In these experiments, however,
the young chicks were never eX-
posed to the direct sunlight, but
were confined indoors all the time
until they were eight weeks old.
For four of the pens 2/10 per cent
of cod liver oil was mixed with both
the grain and the mash, and a fresh
batch of feed was prepared each
week. A different kind of cod liver
oil, however, was used in each pen,
with the exception of pen No. B
which did not receive this treat
ment.
The chicks, the average weight of
which was LIS pounds, in pen No. 1
were fed the brown COW liver oil,
ard no leg weakness or rickets de-
veloped. The American refined and
tested cod liver oil was given the
chicks in pen No. 2, and there were
no indications of this trouble. The
average weight of these chicks was
1905 pounds. In pen No. the chicks
weighed on the average 1.09 pounds,
and they were fed the untested Am
erican refined oil, with the result
that a per cent leg weakness de-
veloped. The Norwegian refined cod
liver oil was used in pen No. 4, and
62.5 per cent of the young chicks
developed this trouble. In pen No. B
in which no cod liver oil of any
kind was fed, and the average
weight of the chicks was only O.79
as compared to 0.96 pounds in pen
No. 4. every chick developed this
leg weakness.
With the exception Of the tested
oil composite samples OF these
grades of oil were made up so as TO
overcome the effect, to some extent
at least. of variations in Vitamln
content of different samples of cod
liver oil. Equal volumes of every oil
received from different source
were used in making up these COM
posite samples. Three different
brands of oil were obtained for the
composite sample of American re-
fined cod liver oil, and the sample OF
Norwegian refined cod liver oil con-
sisted of five brands of the Lofoten
variety. Four oils of both the Am
erican and Norwegian origin were
used in preparing the composite
sample Of the brown cod liver OIL
This brown oil, however, is not to
he recommended as it spoils very
quickly in warm weather and is
likely to give the young chicks pto-
maine poisoning.
The conclusions, therefore, thai
may be drawn are: (1) With a small
amount of cod liver oil in their ra'
ton, chicks can be reared in con
finement to eight weeks OF age
: without suffering from leg weakness
(2) Some kinds of cod liver oil are
much more effective than others II
preventing this trouble 90 Two
tenths of one per cent Of the brown
oil and the American refined anC
tested oil is sufficient to preven
leg weakness, but the same amounI
of the other samples did not com
pletely prevent this trouble, and a.
It would seem that to be on the saf'
side, poultrymen who are growing
early chicks which cannot be out O
doors in the sunshine very muct
should feed tested grade of Amerl
can cod liver oil at the rate OF U
Q per cent Of the ration, which
means one or two pints to each 1O'
pounds of grain and mash used.
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