| Show influence of minerals on growth of chicks experiments at the wisconsin station show tant chicks which were fed the wisconsin ration of eighty parts ground yellow corn twenty parts five parts chick size abile meal five parts clicc k size ground around limestone alid one part salt with free access to win skim s milk lid did much hotter better in recent tests than chicks ebat were fed rations in which I 1 part of the minerals were left out in ten weeks the chicks which were fed the regular ration given above heil grams grains A similar lot in which tile bone meal was left out grew to an average of grams while a lot that failed to have limestone included in their ration weighed grams at tile the age of nineteen weeks the chicks weighed 1107 and ago grams respectively for the different lots tile above tests show the need of including minerals in the chick ration A ration containing milk or milk byproducts combined with minerals in the approximate proportion asod in the wisconsin ration forms the basis for most odthe of the successful chick starting mashes yellow corn Is a good ingredient for one of the grains ns as it contains n plentiful supply of vitamin A the kind of other cereals use used does not matter so mo much so long jong as they are easily digested and attractive to alie chicks |
