DESCRIPTION 03F I^EED STUFFS 



pointed end are called clipped oats and contain a smaller 

 per cent of hull than undipped oats, provided that the 

 oats are of good quality. The large per cent of hull in 

 oats is somewhat objectionable for feeding poultry and a 

 hull-less oats has been produced which is a better poultry 

 feed but which is only raised on a small scale in this 

 country. Oats are higher in crude protein than com, and 

 contain more fat than wheat, having about the same fat 

 content as com. 



A large amount of oat by-products is made in the manu- 

 facture of oat-meal and other breakfast foods. Only the 

 heavier grades of oats are used for these, and the hulls 

 are removed, leaving a large quantity of oats hulls and 

 considerable light weight oats available for feeding poul- 

 try and livestock. These oats hulls contain about 30 per 

 cent fiber and have very little nutritive value but may 

 have some value in furnishing bulk to a ration for live- 

 stock. They would be detrimental, rather than of value, 

 in a poultry ration. These bulky products are sold in mix- 

 tures of other feeds as well as in ground or crushed oats 

 so that the value of all oats product should be carefully 

 considered on the basis of their composition, especially in 

 regard to their fiber content. 



Rolled oats and oat-meal prepared similarly to that 

 used for breakfast food and human consumption are fed 

 quite extensively to small chickens and to some extent 

 to hens. Rolled oats which are not throughly cleaned or 

 are not of the best grades for human consumption are 

 those usually fed to poultry. Ground oats and oats feeds 



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