in the feed, production soon ceased. Later, Buckner et al. (1929) observed that when a calcium supplement was not included in the feed, egg production, egg size, and weight of shell decreased appreciably, and hatchability was reduced to zero. Deobald et al. (1936) found that the sudden withdrawal of calcium from the diet of laying chickens caused them to cease laying after
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