| Show WEATHER AFFECTS POULTRY FEEDING G causes vitamin A lack in ration reduces worms good goad feeding ot of poultry during lea lean income years la is fully as Ini important ng as in years of god egg and poultry prices asserts s a C Q M ferguson extension ton specialist in poultry tor for the ohio state university shifting about of rations because of dry weather and dry weather itself lias has raised t f 0 problems pro blema with which poultry men ordinarily do not meet lie ha says bays one la Is vitamin A deficiency in the ration and the second Is the reduction in roundworm infestation absence of green feed and the substitution ution of wheat for yellow corn in the poultry ration may bring about this vitur nin deficiency unless vitamin A Is supplied in some other way explains ferguson wheat contain it and yellow co corn rn does doea its lack leads to nutritional roup he says to make up for this deficiency in the diet ferguson recommends the alie feeding of alfalfa and soy bean hay bay or alfalfa leaf meal As much tiny hoy can be fed as the birds will con consume but it if the leaf meal Is used about 6 to 8 per cent of the ration Is quantity enough he declares Round roundworms worms on account of the file hot dry weather are not ns as numerous as usual although the weather had find little or no effect on tapeworms tape worms ferguson says s before starting treatment tor for worms lie he recommends that a get an absolute diagnosis this year treatment for worms Is its dla cussed c in Fergus fergusons ons latest bulletin poultry parasites and their control which may be obtained from th the e office of agricultural publications at the university |
