Choline in the Nutrition of Chicks*
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The r61e of choline in the nutrition of the young rat has been studied extensively (14). Sure (5) has also shown the need of choline for lactation in mature animals. Its relation to the nutrition of the chick has not been studied, although Abbott and DeMasters (6) concluded that the addition of choline to a skim milk powder-polished rice ration increased egg production and decreased mortality in laying hens. More recently Jukes (7) has shown that turkey poults require choline for normal growth and the prevention of perosis. In continuing the studies in this laboratory (8) on new factors required by growing chicks, we have encountered a severe choline deficiency. Chicks upon our basal ration show inferior growth and severe perosis which are entirely prevented by the addition of 0.1 per cent choline to the diet.
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