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    The Feeding of Chickens
    The Feeding of Chickens
    The Feeding of Chickens
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    The Feeding of Chickens

    By Read Books Ltd.

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    This early guide to poultry husbandry is a fascinating read for any poultry keeper or historian of the breed and contains much information and anecdote that is still useful today. Contents Include: How chickens use their feed; General principles of feeding chickens; Nutritive requirements of chickens; Effect of feed on flesh and eggs; Deficiency diseases and vices; Selecting feedstuffs; Practical points in feeding chickens; Use of milk and home-grown grain. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateSep 15, 2016
    ISBN9781473352261
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      The Feeding of Chickens - Read Books Ltd.

      HOW CHICKENS USE THEIR FEED

      THE CHICKEN is of value to man because it converts various plant and animal materials, which are not satisfactory as human food, into meat and eggs that are very desirable and nutritious foods. The process of conversion is one in which materials of relatively high carbohydrate content are changed into products of relatively high protein content. Moreover, the protein in the resulting meat and eggs is of better quality than that which was originally present in the feed of the chickens. Other changes also take place. Some of the carbohydrate in the feed is changed into fat, and much of this fat, as well as much of that in the feed, is deposited in the chicken’s body or is used in the production of

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