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Severely retarded growth resulted when chicks were fed diets containing very 

 high levels of starfish meal. Any deaths, however, were due to thiamine deficiency, 

 which also accounted for much of the adverse effect upon growth. 



The rat is not a suitable animal for testing growth when fed diets containing 

 much calcium. It has a relatively low tolerance for excess calcium compared with 

 the chick. 



Starfish meal compares favorably with pilchard meal as a protein supplement 

 when used in laying mash. It also supplies calcium in place of the ground oyster 

 shell or the limestone which is usually added. The rate of egg production of the 

 group fed starfish meal was 7.2 percent less than for the group fed pilchard meal. 

 This difference, however, is not statistically significant. 



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