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Milo Hastings – an appreciation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

A. H. Sykes
A. H. Sykes
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Walthwaite How, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9JG, UK
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Abstract

The contributions to poultry science and practice of Milo Hastings (1884–1957) are reviewed. In his short career with poultry, which lasted only nine years, he initiated the first laying trials in the USA, invented an instrument for measuring humidity in egg stores, and designed and constructed the first mammoth, forced draught incubators. He also wrote a manual of poultry practice on sound scientific lines. In 1915 he advocated strongly the application of industrial techniques to intensive poultry production, but in such a way as to take account of both welfare and economics.

Keywords

BiographyHastings, Milohistoryincubationintensive productionlaying tests

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Research Article
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , July 1994 , pp. 183 - 186
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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