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222 RAISING POULTRY THE MODERN WAY <br /> TABLE B <br /> A"NATURAL"LAYING HEN DIET <br /> To be fed as all-mash tomedium-size layers kept in floor pens <br /> AMOUNT(Las.) <br /> INGREDIENT 100 LBS. PERTON <br /> Yellow com meal 60.00 1200 <br /> Wheat middlings 15.00 300 <br /> Soybean meal(dehulled) 8.00 160 <br /> Maine herring meal(65%) 3.75 75 <br /> Meat&bone meal(47%) 1.00 20 <br /> Skim milk,dried 3.00 60 <br /> Alfalfa leaf meal(20%) 2.50 50 <br /> Iodized salt 0.40 8 <br /> Limestone,grd. (38%Ca) 6.35 127 <br /> TOTALS 100.00 2000 <br /> RECOMMENDED <br /> NATURALCC)* NUTRITIONISTS <br /> CALCULATED ANALYSISpound) (per pound) <br /> Metabolizable energy Cal./ib. 102 1292 <br /> Protein 16.07% 16.00% <br /> Lysine 0.79% 0.74% <br /> Methionine 0-31% 0.29% <br /> Methionine&cystine 0.55% 0.54% <br /> Fat 3.67% 3.33% <br /> Fiber 3.15% 2.51% <br /> Calcium 2.77% 2.75% <br /> Total phosphorus 0.53% 0.50% <br /> Available phosphorus 0.44% 0.42% <br /> VITAMINS (UNITS OR MGS.ILB.) <br /> Vitamin A activity (U.S.P.units/lb.) 5112.00 5290.00 <br /> Vitamin D(I.C.U.) 1000.00 <br /> Riboflavin(mg.) 1.36 L38 <br /> Pantothenic acid(mg.) 3.89 4.05 <br /> Choline Chloride(mg.) 411.00 500.00 <br /> Niacin(mg.) 17.46 16.95 <br /> The bibs must receive gfirectsunlight to enable them to synthesize vitamin D. Unforti- <br /> fied cod liver oil can be fed in place of sunlight to supply vitamin D. The amount of cod <br /> liver oil would depend upon the potency of the oil--the need is for 1000(I.C.U.)**per <br /> pound of feed. (Prepared by Dr..Richard Gerry, Department of Animal & Veterinary <br /> Sciences,University of Maines Orono, e) <br /> *New England.College Conference nutritionists **International Chick Unit <br /> i <br />