Show Lactose Cited as Aiding Health of Farm Poultry ft Lactose milk sugar is is important important important tant in poultry feeds because it fa fa- favors favors fa- fa favors vors development of friendly bac bac- bacteria bacteria bacteria teria in the intestines V and this helps provide good intestinal health Because of this and the flushing effect it produces when fed in larger quantities dried cheese whey rich in lactose long has been used in preparing flushing mashes These mashes are an aid aidin aidin aidin in the control of when proper sanitary practices are fol fol- lowed Flushing mashes are pre pre- prepared prepared prepared pared by mixing dried cheese whey into the mash at the th rate of 25 per perI I I cent of the total feed mixture This I is fed for a period of four to seven days It is recommended that a I feeding of the flushing mash be re re- repeated reI re- re repeated one on day every ever three weeks I throughout throughout the chick growing I I period When mixed in m mashes at recommended recommended I mended levels for normal feeding i i fined dried ried cheese whey helps maintain I I healthy elimination without a flushing flush flush- flushing ing effect The maintenance of a i I friendly bacteria in the intes intes- intestines intestines intestines tines aided by lactose also favors assimilation of minerals in the ra ra- ration ration ra- ra ration tion especially calcium and I For normal feeding dried cheese I whey is recommended at 7 per percent perI I cent in starting mashes 5 per cent centI in growing and broiler mashes and cent laying mashes Au Au- Authorities Authorities Authorities I 2 per in claim that less than these percentages do not provide sufficient sufficient sufficient whey nutrients for maximum results Idiomatic English t tHead Head space and head room are expressions which do not al al- always al- al always ways wars mean ean the same thing and which illustrate the difficulty of idiomatic English for foreigners The expressions can mean in a food- food processing factory the air space left at the top of a jar when it is is filled to allow for expansion of the food t product as it heats However head I space and head room also can canI mean the amount of clearance for vehicles vehicles' on highways at points I where the routes lead beneath bridges s or overpasses |