Abstract
IT is reported (J. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc., 55, 151; 1944) that starfish, collected in the process of cleaning oyster beds, are now being dried and ground up to make chicken meal. An analysis of the meal showed that it contained 30·7 per cent protein, 17·6 per cent calcium and 0·35 per cent phosphorus. Tested against sardine fish meal of equal protein value, it proved its value as food; but its use had to be limited to 3·5–5 per cent of the total ration, because of the high proportion of calcium.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Dried Starfish as Chicken Meal. Nature 155, 265 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155265c0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/155265c0