Show WEATHER AFFECTS POULTRY FEEDING causes vitamin A lack in ration reduces worms good feeding of poultry during lean income years Is fully as important as in years of good god eks egg and poultry prices asserts 0 21 ferguson extension specialist in poultry tor for the be ohl ohio state university shifting about of rations because of dry weather nod and dry weather I 1 itself has raised to problems with which poultry men ordinarily do not meet ne ho says one Is vitamin A dencle Tiey in the ration and the second Is the reduction in roundworm round infestation absence of green feed and the substitution ution of for yellow corn in the poultry ration may bring about this vitur nin deficiency clency unless vitamin A Is supplied in some other way explains ferguson wheat contain it and yellow corn does its lack leads to nutritional roup he says to make up for this deficiency in the diet ferguson recommends the feeding of alfalfa and soy bean hay or alfalfa leaf meal As much bay can he be led fed as the birds will consume but it if the leaf metal Is used about 6 to 8 per cent of the ration Is quantity enough he declares Hound worms on account of the hot dry weather are not as numerous as usual although the weather had little or no effect on tapeworms tape worms ferguson says before starting treatment tor for worms he recommends that a trainan get an absolute diagnosis this year treatment for worms Is discussed cu sed in Fergus fergusons ons latest bull bulletin etin poultry parasites and their control which may be obtained from the office of agricultural publications at the university |