The Effect of Vitamin E, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal and Condensed Fish Solubles Upon Hatchability of Eggs from Broad Breasted Bronze Hens Maintained on Litter

AN INCREASE in the hatchability of - eggs from Empire White turkey hens due to the addition of vitamin E to the diet was reported by Jensen (1953). The effect of vitamin E upon the reproductive performance of Beltsville Small White hens, maintained on wire floors, was reported by Atkinson et al. (1955 a) and Ferguson et al. (1954). Dehydrated alfalfa meal, condensed fish solubles and other supplements were reported to be sources of unidentified factors by a number of workers (German et al., 1948; Carlson et al., 1949; Atkinson et al., 1951, 1953, 1955 b; Heuser and Norris, 1951; Scott, 1951; Kohler and Graham, 1951; Stephenson and Clower, 1952; McGinnis et al., 1952; Slinger et al., 1952; Fuller et al., 1952; Arscott and Combs, 1953; Halbrook et al., 1953; Hansen et al., 1953; Jacobs et al., 1953; Fisher et al., 1954; Patterson et al., 1955; and others.) The present …