May 3, 1924 
Antineuritic Vitamin in Poultry Flesh and Eggs 
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Table III. — Antineuritic value of hens 1 flesh 
Ration 
Pigeon 
No. 
Change 
in 
weight 
Survival 
period 
Ingredients 
Per 
cent 
Result 
Pen 17: 
Per cent 
Days 
Barred Plymouth Rock, hen 
15 
) 109 
—24.5 
17 
Polyneuritis. 
flesh. 
1 110 
-18.4 
16 
Do. 
Autoclaved rice. 
85 
1 HI 
—41.4 
26 
Died. 
J 112 
-27.7 
28 
Polyneuritis. 
Average.. 
-28.0 
22 
Pen 18: 
Barred Plymouth Rock, hen 
flesh. 
20 
113 
Discarded, poor condition. 
Polyneuritis. 
114 
-11.6 
16 
Autoclaved rice. 
80 
115 
-31.7 
21 
Do. 
116 
-26.5 
21 
Do. 
Average.._ 
-23.3 
19 
Pen 19: 
Barred Plymouth Rock, hen 
30 
213 
-28.6 
35 
Polyneuritis. 
flesh. 
214 
-24.1 
37 
Do. 
Autoclaved rice. 
70 
215 
-18.6 
18 
Do. 
216 
-7.6 
17 
Do. 
Average. 
-19.7 
27 
Pen 20: 
Rhode Island Red, hen flesh 
15 
117 
Accidental death. 
118 
-23.4 
24 
Polyneuritis. 
Autoclaved rice. 
85 
119 
-17.9 
23 
Do. 
120 
-31.6 
37 
Do. 
Average 
-24.3 
28 
- 
Pen 21: 
Rhode Island Red, hen flesh. 
20 
1 121 
-18.2 
16 
Polyneuritis 
1 122 
-9.7 
18 
Do. 
Autoclaved rice. 
80 
I 123 
-33.4 
33 
Do. 
) 124 
-33.0 
23 
Da 
Average. 
-23.6 
23 
Pen 22: 
Rhode Island Red, hen flesh. 
25 
201 
-16.0 
22 
Polyneuritis. 
202 
-25.5 
21 
Do. 
Autoclaved rice 
75 
203 
-18.1 
20 
Do. 
204 
-19.2 
26 
Do. 
Average __ 
-19.7 
22 
Pen 23: 
Poor condition, discarded. 
Rhode Island Red, hen flesh. 
30 
1 205 
l 206 
-22.5 
28 
Polyneuritis. 
Autoclaved rice.. 
70 
-21.7 
25 
Do. 
J 208 
-16.4 
17 
Do. 
Average_ 
-20.2 
23 
Pen 24: 
White Leghorn, hen flesh_ 
15 
| 125 
-14.2 
27 
Polyneuritis. 
1 126 
-26.4 
35 
Do. 
Autoclaved rice.. 
85 
| 127 
-25.6 
24 
Do. 
J 128 
-7.9 
23 
Do. 
Average ___ 
-18.5 
27 
Pen 25: 
White Leghorn, hen flesh_ 
20 
1 129 
-25.0 
32 
Polyneuritis. 
1 130 
-3.7 
16 
Do. 
Autoclaved rice. 
80 
| 131 
-31.8 
19 
Do. 
) 132 
Escaped. 
Average.. 
-20.2 
22 
Pen 26: 
White Leghorn, hen flesh.... 
25 
1 217 
-37.1 
35 
Polyneuritis. 
1 218 
-29.3 
24 
Do. 
Autoclaved rice_ _ 
75 
| 219 
Died from injury. 
j 220 
-18.0 
21 
Polyneuritis. 
Average. _ __ 
-28.1 
27 
Pen 27: 
Polyneuritis. 
White Leghorn, hen flesh_ 
30 
, 221 
-17.1 
24 
1 222 
-20.4 
24 
Do. 
Autoclaved rice.. 
70 
I 223 
-12.1 
26 
Do. 
J 224 
-10.7 
24 
Do. 
A vera .ee __ 
-15.1 
25 
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