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Artificial Insemination Of Turkeys, H. L. Wiegers
Artificial Insemination Of Turkeys, H. L. Wiegers
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
Artificial insemination should be used for turkeys when results from natural matings are unsatisfactory. There is no hard and fast fertility rule to follow and each breeder will have his own basis of appraisal for the different varieties of turkeys. But one can say that when fertility drops below 65 per cent it is time to take action.
Electric Chick Brooding Studies, F. D. Yung, F. E. Mussehl
Electric Chick Brooding Studies, F. D. Yung, F. E. Mussehl
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
Perhaps one of the most valuable lessons to be learned from a study of chick brooding is that good results can often be obtained in more ways than one. In carrying on work with electric brooders at the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station, special attention has been given to such factors as insulation and to other details of design which effect economy of operation and ease of construction. Low cost rather than "cheapness" has been the ideal. The work has been cooperative between the Agricultural Engineering Department and the Poultry Husbandry Department of the University of Nebraska.
Developing Rapid-Feathering Chickens, I. L. Williams, H. L. Wiegers
Developing Rapid-Feathering Chickens, I. L. Williams, H. L. Wiegers
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
The object of this circular is to acquaint the poultry producer, hatchery operator, or any other person endeavoring to develop improved strains of chickens with a satisfactory method for eliminating slow-feathering individuals from his flock.
The Nebraska Egg Cooler, I. L. Williams, F. E. Mussehl
The Nebraska Egg Cooler, I. L. Williams, F. E. Mussehl
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
Every producer knows that heat is harmful to the quality of eggs, and that the first step in holding fine egg quality is prompt removal of the animal heat. The Nebraska egg cooler has been developed for this purpose. Construction costs are moderate, and repeated observations demonstrate the effectiveness of the principle. Its basic factor is the temperature-reducing effect of cool, humid air passing over the eggs, as soon as possible after they are gathered.
Vitamins For Poultry, F. E. Mussehl, C. W. Ackerson
Vitamins For Poultry, F. E. Mussehl, C. W. Ackerson
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
Vitamins are chemical substances essential for the maintenance of life, growth, and reproduction. Their effects are out of proportion to the relatively small amounts required. Fortunately, most of these essentials are widely distributed in nature, and an adequate ration can nearly always be provided by using logical combinations of common feedstuffs. Under certain conditions, however, the use of vitamin-containing concentrates may be desirable. In planning practical rations, it should be recognized that the plant leaf is the source of most vitamins. Milk and meat products make important vitamin contributions to the diet in addition to their proteins and minerals. Direct …
Electric Chick Brooding Studies, F. D. Yung, F. E. Mussehl
Electric Chick Brooding Studies, F. D. Yung, F. E. Mussehl
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
Perhaps one of the most valuable lessons to be learned from a study of chick brooding is that good results can often be obtained in more ways than one. In carrying on work with electric brooders at the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station, special attention has been given to such factors as insulation and to other details of design which effect economy of operation and ease of construction. Low cost rather than "cheapness" has been the ideal. The work has been cooperative between the Agricultural Engineering Department and the Poultry Husbandry Department of the University of Nebraska.
Poultry Progress: Our Egg Marketing Job, F. E. Mussehl, H. C. Filley
Poultry Progress: Our Egg Marketing Job, F. E. Mussehl, H. C. Filley
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
Eggs are one of the products which Nebraska farm families exchange for the necessities and comforts of life. Although values are measured in dollars and cents, the interest of the producers centers in the amount of useful goods and services that the eggs will buy rather than in the price per dozen or per case. Farmers are interested in a fair exchange value because they wish better homes, better schools, better churches, and better communities in general. In the typical Nebraska community, not only farmers but physicians, merchants, mechanics and school teachers are dependent for their income, either directly or …
Poultry Progress: What Are Good Chickens?, F. E. Mussehl
Poultry Progress: What Are Good Chickens?, F. E. Mussehl
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
The desire for improvement is one of the highest of human virtues. Folks everywhere want good chickens. The poultry business is a competitive enterprise, and it is imperative that we have the best stock possible for the particular job to be done. But what are good chickens? Is there confusion about the term? Perhaps we can clarify the picture by asking one or two questions.
Poultry Progress: How Long Should A Chicken Live?, F. E. Mussehl
Poultry Progress: How Long Should A Chicken Live?, F. E. Mussehl
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
Increased laying flock mortality has disturbed thoughtful hatcherymen, producers, processors, and research workers for several years, and very properly so, because hens which die before their time serve no useful purpose, except to raise in our minds the question, "Why?"
External Parasites Of Poultry And Methods For Their Control, O. S. Bare
External Parasites Of Poultry And Methods For Their Control, O. S. Bare
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
External parasites cause severe losses to Nebraska poultry producers each year, and in many cases may be the deciding factor between success and failure. Under present circumstances, when maximum production is essential, prompt and effective measures must be taken to hold these saboteurs in check.
Effect Of Manganese And Iodine Additions In A Specific Ration For Laying Hens, F. E. Mussehl
Effect Of Manganese And Iodine Additions In A Specific Ration For Laying Hens, F. E. Mussehl
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
This preliminary experiment does not answer all of the questions that are presented about manganese and iodine requirements. It can only be taken to indicate that for a typical situation with a typical ration of the type that many poultry producers use, there was no satisfactory evidence that egg production, hatchability and the viability of the hens was limited by manganese and iodine in the ration.
Determining The Sex Of Day-Old Chicks, H. E. Alder
Determining The Sex Of Day-Old Chicks, H. E. Alder
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
More than 2,000 years ago people were interested in determining the sex of the embryo in hatching eggs and the sex of day-old chicks. No method of determining the sex of day-old chicks (except of course in sex-linked chicks) was of the slightest value until the Japanese method was discovered and developed. About 1925 Japanese scientists discovered the presence of a rudimentary copulatory organ located on the ventral rim of the cloaca which was present in all day-old males and only a few day-old females.
Determining The Sex Of Day Old Chicks, H. E. Alder
Determining The Sex Of Day Old Chicks, H. E. Alder
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
More than 2,000 years ago people were interested in determining the sex of the embryo in hatching eggs and the sex of day-old chicks. No method of determining the sex of day-old chicks (except of course in sex-linked chicks) was of the slightest value until the Japanese method was discovered and developed. About 1925 Japanese scientists discovered the presence of a rudimentary copulatory organ located on the ventral rim of the cloaca which was present in all day-old males and only a few day-old females.
Why Some Hens Lay More Eggs Than Others, H. E. Alder
Why Some Hens Lay More Eggs Than Others, H. E. Alder
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
The 1929 report of the Storrs Egg Laying Contest, which has been conducted at Storrs, Connecticut, twenty-one years, shows that the best pen of ten hens entered laid 2,802 eggs, and the poorest pen laid 829 eggs. In the best pen the average egg production per hen was 280, 2 eggs as compared with 82.9 eggs per bird in the poorest pen. Why did the one pen lay so many eggs, and the other so few? This prompts us to try to find out what factors are responsible for the number of eggs a hen lays in the course of …
The Insects And Mites Injurious To Poultry In Nebraska And Their Control, M. H. Swenk, F. E. Mussehl
The Insects And Mites Injurious To Poultry In Nebraska And Their Control, M. H. Swenk, F. E. Mussehl
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
There are a number of different kinds of insect and mites (arthropods) that are more or less injurious to poultry in Nebraska. This circular is designed to give practical information concerning these pests and their control.
Turkey Production, F. E. Mussehl
Turkey Production, F. E. Mussehl
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
Whatever problems turkey production presents, lack of demand for roast turkey is not at this time one of them. Turkeys rate so high in popular esteem that very rarely indeed do prices fall below that of dressed chickens and usually the best grades are 12 to 15 cents per pound higher during the holiday season. The world of commerce has become quite complex but the consuming public still has one clear way of speaking to producers. In the language of the dollar we are apparently being asked to raise more turkeys.
Better Rations - More Eggs, F. E. Mussehl
Better Rations - More Eggs, F. E. Mussehl
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
Well-bred and well-fed hens are conceded to be economical producers of a very wholesome food product, eggs, but our hens are not miracle workers and they insist on the right kind of raw material for building the egg. Nebraska poultry growers fortunately have all the natural feeds - corn, wheat, oats, barley, and dairy and packing house by-products - readily available at lower cash prices than prevail in most other states, and so our special problem is that of combining them so that eggs may be produced at the lowest cost per dozen.
How To Select Good Layers, F. E. Mussehl
How To Select Good Layers, F. E. Mussehl
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
Certain standard methods of selecting good laying hens have been developed as a result of observations made at the laying contests and at other places where trapnesting is being done.
Outline Of Object And Plan Of The Nebraska National Egg Laying Contest, Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Outline Of Object And Plan Of The Nebraska National Egg Laying Contest, Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars
To promote the breeding of high laying strains of standard-bred poultry is the primary purpose of the Nebraska National Egg Laying and Breeding Contest. Data on the cost of egg production and on the problems of poultry breeding will also be secured.