Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Poultry Program
Featuring Disease
Control, Management
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chicks. A. E. Tomhave, of the Uni
versity, is conducting research on
how artificial lights during Che
brOoding period affect egg size. II
is believed, says Tomhave, that one
Of the reasons for the large num-
Der of small eggs from Out-of-sea-
son pullets is their tendency to
reach sexual maturity earlier than
spring-hatched pullets, a factor
that is affected by light.
The research provided fall-chicks
with the same light as is naturally
available to February or March
Matched chicks.
In production so far, the lighted
pullets produced &c per cent more
of their eggs of hatchable size than
did the unlighted birds. To find out
more of the details of the expert
ment, and the results, come listen
to Professor Tomhave at 11:3O
a. m, February 9Th.
Monday afternoon, DIR. E. f.
Waller discusses blue comb dis
ease. Blue Comb is important be-
cause it effects. pullets just coming
into production. Any mortality at
this time is a complete loss, and
it is usually too late to start pro-
ducing replacement pullets for the
flock. DR.. Waller will summarize
information available on blue comb,
and explain how the disease affects
birds. This should help pOultrymen
understand what poultry specialists
and veterinarians attempt to do
with the various treatments that
are recommended
Other items on the egg produc-
tion program are the relative cost
of producing Matching eggs and
market eggs, better care of eggs,
and the outlook for egg production.
Turning to SrOilers and turkeys,
the February 10th programs start
at 10 a. m, with How Floor Space
Needs Affect Profits. Next David
w. Francis, research assistant al
the Georgetown Substation, will
summarize the results of the con-
tinuOus heating systems studies al
the SubstatiOn. This report will be
the first on a flock of chickens
brOOded under a Shenandoah hot
water brOOder heated by soft Goa
stOker, and a new type hot water
brOOder, oil fired, that incorpo
rates a fin-type pipe used in heat
ing dwellings and factories. These
systems will be compared to the
coal brOOders now widely used il
the industry.
Another report on new method!
will be that made by Karl c. See
ger, on vaccination against New
Castle by the spray method. Seeger
an associate research professor a
the Georgetown SubstatiOn, feel
that spray vaccination has man,
advantages if it can be success
fully applied. There would be a tire
mendOus saving in time and labor
Spray vaccination as it appears to
day may be the next advanced ste
: in the improvements that hav
marked the attack on New Castle
But Seeger cautions against turn
ing the method loose without
thorough understanding of the pit
= falls. To hear Seeger's report o
large-scale experiments on spra
vaccination, their advantages an
disadvantages, come to Farm an
> Home Week, February 10th, at /
a. m.
Still along the disease line, d.
, M. S. Cover, associate researc
professor, will discuss chronic res
: piratOry diseases. DR.. Cover is re
spOnsible for carrying out much {
Delaware's chronic respiratory re
: search. and for cOordinating it wit
that of other states. To help Great
|, a thorough understanding of tn
disease and the present situation
> DR.. Cover will include the histOr
of the disease, symptoms, caus
. and prevalence, and Delaware
part in the U. S. Department
Agriculture plan of study and II
: search.
Other topics oil the brOiler an
> turkey program are the place
the small white turkey in Del;
ware. outlook for 1858, and grOwt
sfimulants in broiler feeds.