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)1 NUTRITION OF THE DWARF LAYER ( 16 to 23 Feeding levels of dietary protein varying from p. ioo and metabolizable energy 2 . 7 8 3. 1 gram failed to significantly influence egg production or egg size of dwarf layers. An increase in weight of dwarf birds at 6 weeks of age was obtained by feeding thyroprotein, thus suggesting that the dwarf layer may be a hypothyrotic bird. Body temperatures were r/2 lower for dwarf compared to to feeding thyroprotein brought the body temperature of the dwarf up to that of the normals. a dry weight basis 5 than did normal birds. Feeding thyroprotein resulted in a decrease in carcass fat for the dwarf bird while thiouracil feeding increased carcass fat. The very opposite effect was noted for carcass There was no significant difference in packed cell volume, hemoglobin, red blood cell count, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, total cholesterol, serum protein and of dwarf significantly lower for the dwarf and normal birds. Of the plasma amino acids methionine was while all other essentials were similar for the dwarf and normal birds. Although there has been a lot of discussion about the possibility of using dwarf layers in the commercial egg industry, results to-date with regard to egg production and egg size have not been good enough to make the dwarf a serious contender as a replacement for our present day commercial layer. In table i, is shown the average weight and average weekly feed consumption of egg production type dwarfs reared to 8 weeks of age on a normal 20 p. ioo protein 3 starter ration. Body weight and feed consumption are approximately i/ lower than 2( gq.6 vs. that for most of to-day’s modern layers. The pullets were randomized into floor and cage pens at 8 weeks of age and fed ad ti bitum high andlow energy growing diets 4t-Sh(1)IrThis 9.7 article has been g7I . I and abstracted in World  26 77 kcal ME/kg) containing 14 p. 100 protein to 20 weeks of age. Birds reared in cages were slightly heavier t