D. Frost, H. C. Spruth
1955
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Poultry Science
Abstract
Abstract GRIMINGER et al. (1953), have in part simulated the commonly observed hemorrhagic condition of poultry by producing a characteristic vitamin K deficiency in laboratory birds. We were interested, using their type diet, to test the vitamin K effect of water soluble menadione sodium bisulfite as compared with menadione itself. The chemistry of the sodium bisulfite addition product of 2-methyl-l, 4-naphthoquinone (menadione) is described by Carmack et al. (1950). This compound is of interest in view of its recent use in control of hemorrhage in poultry. We were concerned also in this study to test the effects of arsanilic acid at various levels in a practical type feed containing no alfalfa. Griminger et al. (1953) reported that 0.01 percent arsanilic acid in their diet prolonged clotting time, although not significantly. Sweet et al. (1954) in a follow-up of the Illinois work reported significant prolongation of clotting times for both arsanilic acid …