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Show Proper Diet Important ;s, the to Welfare of Poultry irria Birds should be free not only from is. I' present diseases but also from hang-1 hang-1 & over weaknesses resulting from pre-preva pre-preva vious chick ailments. Such troubles 'r. Jl as pullorum disease (white diarrhea) igailta coccldiosis, and typhoid are very like-parti! like-parti! ly to recur. Chicks that survive an of C attack of these diseases are usually stunted and some of them are likely to carry the infection in chronic form. Consequently, though they do not suffer suf-fer themselves, they are a source of danger to healthy birds which are N& housed with them. For this reason ev-ji ev-ji ery effort should be made to avoid 1 housing healthy birds with ' others I jl which have passed through an attack A f the above-named diseases, says Suc-3 Suc-3 cessful Farming. ' A proper diet is important in keep- ilng the birds in good condition, so they can withstand disease. The ration should include good quality grains such as corn, wheat, and oats. It should also contain proper minerals flflj to satisfy the need for bones and egg 1 ly shells. A third requirement Is the vl-5?" vl-5?" tamin-carrying animal and vegetable proteins. B(mst Two kinds of minerals are essen-.raiijjj essen-.raiijjj tial. One Is calcium, the chief sources lU,l of which are lime and oyster shells. " The other is phosphorus, whih is best I supplied in bonemeal. The animal pro- J teins most often used are tankage, meatscrap and milk, and the most com-mon com-mon vegetable protein is ground al-, al-, falfa. |