Show Strange Diet for jor Pullets Pallets Results In Infertile Eggs 1 1 p v. v 44 A. A It n. l. l in Insert has been nbc to produce synthetic CI from front pullets raised on a s diet The The- pullets in the llio th upper up r picture arc thOse th hoC have lac l been Midi a n diet birds below V hall had n II normal norm ration By ny NEt E. Sen ice COLUMBUS COLUMBUS' Ohio April 2 The Tho remarkable achievement of 0 C producing synthetic eggs from rom hens tell fri a a. purely synthetic diet has been accomplished by A. A A n n. Winter r of the poultry department of ot Ohio State university Winter Inter selected a group of one- one old day chicks and an 1 for tor 13 weeks gave them the every e of ot sun sun- sunlight sunlight sunlight light and development of normal birds except that he ho limited their food to a mixture of starch case case- casein casein in In crisco salt mixture ogar tIar cod Hirer r oil and yeast east The chicks were raised raise In Ohio State university erIt cages with other birds to compare com are them with the normal fowl Cowl The fhe pullets fed Ced a synthetic diet appeared normal and tho the quality Qua Ill of the eggs they pro pro- produced produced were similar to normal eggs except they were Incapable of hatching thus defeating any at attempt at at- attempt tempt to produce a real synthetic chick EGGS Although the s 15 feeding of the tho pullets was a a. success Winter Inter explains the tho Infertile characteristic of cof the eggs e gs pro pro- produced produced produced has made it impossible to produce a genuine synthetic chick However further experiments will willbo willbe be bo conducted The Tho shell of the egg erff appeared normal In every The yolks were almost colorless and the tho whites appeared a little more watery than usual The Tho pullets pulle were fed only purl purl- fled tied foods from the time they were hatched They The never tasted corn wheat oats milk grass or orthe orthe orthe the the things that make male up a no large part of oC the diet of oC the ordinary or laying hen CAUSE USI CHANGES CIL The only serious deficiencies in inthe Inthe inthe the synthetic ration Winter Inter ex ex- explains explains plains were C Can and E. E The lack of or E D may have hac been the tho cause es use for tho the eggs gs being Infertile TIlls This Is It the that regulates s reproduction Experiments show that the tho growing chick must have hwo v A B 13 and D for Cor adequate grow growth th Apparently B 13 Is needed most of oC all alland allan and an 1 then A and D. D When hen B n supplied by Ly bythe Lythe the yeast was Intentionally eliminated nat d from Crom the diet let the he chicks chick deprived of this food died within 11 days d. The rho benefit of C ob oh obtained obtained tamed from Irons lemon juice In the chicks chicks' diet wet was shown by the fact that the birds lacking this fared worse wore than tItan the others |