Safflower seed meal: Oil meal proves promising as protein source for laying hens

Grau, C; Zweigart, P

Safflower seed meal: Oil meal proves promising as protein source for laying hens

Authors

C. R. Grau
Phyllis A. Zweigart

Authors Affiliations

C. R. Grau is Associate Professor of Poultry Husbandry, University of California, Berkeley; Phyllis A. Weimar is Senior Laboratory Technician, Poultry Husbandry, University of California, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 7(12):8-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n12p8. December 1953.

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Abstract

An economical protein source for laying hens has become available because improved methods of seed hull removal make possible the manufacture of safflower seed oil meals containing as much as 40% crude protein.

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