Chick Growth Factor in Cow Manure. VI. Effect on Hatchability and Storage in Hens

Summary

An acid precipitate of a water extract of cow manure which was highly potent as a source of the chick growth factor was shown to possess a high potency of the hatchability factor required by hens fed an all-plant-protein diet. This result is in accord with the view that the same dietary factor influences both growth and hatchability.

Hens that obtained the hatchability factor from the above mentioned concentrate or from fish meal, stored sufficient quantities of the factor, so that high hatchability was maintained for at least 12 to 15 weeks even when a deficient diet was fed.