The Louisiana Oyster

Author : Louisiana Department of Conservation
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528300131
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Louisiana Conservation Review written by Louisiana Department of Conservation and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Louisiana Conservation Review: For Winter, 1939-40 The oyster diet is simple and, being simple, is quite clean; the almost exclu sive food is diatoms, which are very small (microscopic) one - cell plants which float about in the water. From these plants and from the water, the oyster extracts those chemicals which are so important both to the oyster and to man who ulti mately consumes the oyster. Phosphates and chlorides, necessary for healthy bones and teeth; magnesium salts, glycero phosphoric compounds, carbohydrates, all are found in oysters. The list includes probably every chemical element of this world. Copper and iron, the metals so important for the prevention and treat ment of almost all types of anemia, are present in sufficient quantities in oysters bred in Louisiana to make possible their recommendation as an anti-anemic food.* Iodin, the element so widely known for its value in goiter prevention and treatment, is found in all oysters, and the Louisiana State Board of Health qualifies this statement, showing that, of all oysters tested, Louisiana oysters show the greatest iodin content: Oysters and shrimp from the bed ding and trawling areas of the Louisi ana Coast and Bayous have been under inspection and examination for eight months. The iodin content of the Louisiana oysters, resulting from this work, has been determined: Louisiana oyster iodin content (aver age) parts per billion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.