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Influence of Different Synthetic Œstrogenic Compounds on the Egg-Laying Capacity and the Growth of Poultry

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IN earlier experiments1 the influence of the synthetic œstrogenic compound triphenylethylene on the growth and egg-laying capacity of poultry was investigated. It was found that hens treated with this synthetic product were slightly heavier in weight than the untreated birds. The difference in weight was more striking in female turkeys, where the percentage increase in weight was 311.48 in the case of those taking triphenylethylene, compared with 244.65 in the control group. The compound was found to have no beneficial effect on the egg-laying of female turkeys.

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SCHÖNBERG, A., GHONEIM, A. Influence of Different Synthetic Œstrogenic Compounds on the Egg-Laying Capacity and the Growth of Poultry. Nature 157, 77–78 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157077b0

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