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Report of Dominion Poultry Husbandman, 1928. F. C. Elford. Dep. of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada.

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General Conditions. The Division. World's Poultry Science Association. Breeding. Experimental Work: Hatching summary; Moisture in the incubator; DuratIon and change of fertility; Ultra violet rays in incubation; Influence of quality of shell upon hatching results; Hatchability from large and small eggs; Starvation period for chicks; Vitamin feeds and varied rations; Vitamin feeds and varied rations in rearing; The effect of sunlight upon growth of chicks; The curative effect of sunlight and antirachitic vitamin containing products in cases of severe rickets; Feed costs and gains in rearing pullets to maturity; Capons vs. roasters; Substitutes for fresh greenfeed; Vitamin feeds for egg production; Comparative value of grainless, gritless and greenfeed-lacking rations for egg production; The value of glass substitutes in laying houses; Animal protein vs. vegetable protein plus a mineral mixture for egg production; Meat meal vs. fish meal for egg production; The influence of ultra violet light upon egg production; Egg preservatives; A study of range of egg weights and possible causes. Experimental Work on the Branch Farms. Canadian National Egg Laying Contest: Registration; Reports; Inspection. Poultry Disease Work: Routine laboratory service; Infectious bronchitis of fowl; The agglutination test as a means of controlling chick mortality vlhen due to bacillus pullorum infection; Mortality study. Waterfowl. Farm, Egg and Poultry Accounts. Demonstrations and Exhibits. Co-operation with other Agencies.

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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 1931

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