Show P I IVALUE CHARCOAL CHA OF BIG VALUE TO FOWLS We have ha-e been told by Dr D. D F F. F Kaupp V V. D D. poultry nutritIonist and avIan pathologist North Carolina university that charcoal has a purpose purpose pur- pur pose of preventing digestive derange derange- ment as Is so well recognized not only in human but also In veterinary ence It tins has Its part In preventing harmful fermentations absorbing poisonous poi pol- gases and thereby holds In Incheck incheck check There are many flocks of hens that r- r have a tendency to diarrhea or looseness loose loose- Such flocks should ness ot of the bowels r. r benefit from charcoal I treatment n flocks of brooding chicks bo fel many trouble Is prevalent There may an unnatural fermentative co tion ot of the stomach and bowels and a aTtend aTtend- tendency tend tend- ency to Indigestion as shown by by the tact fact that the feed remains In the crop Instead of oC passing on and diarrhea may Coli follow ow or the chick may dIe ot of i Indigestion Here Is another case caseI I where I 1 would recommend charcoal as asa a dIgestive corrective There Is no question either from a scientific standpoint standpoint stand stand- point or from a practice feedIng standpoInt but that the presence of charcoal In the dIgestive tract has a corrective eff effect ct upon dIgestion Now hear what Dr W. W F. F Hoist Holst nutrition nutrition nu- nu specialist poultry dIvision ot of the University of California has to say Much Investigational work has been carried out in order to demonstrate the benefit ot of charcoal feeding but with no success It Is certain that the absorbing power ot of charcoal has been much overemphasized Even It if present present pres- pres ent the absorbing power would be ot of questionable n ab 1 e value Charcoal feeding for poultry should be given ghen up as an unnecessary expense just as It has bas been abandoned In human dIetetics where It was formerly recommended ed |