Milk production decreased on the 2 feather meal treatments, partly explained by a tendency for DMI to decrease.
In 1937 George Andrew Ammann reported counting 25,216 feathers on a swan in Michigan.
Two hundred costumes will be worn throughout, consisting, he says, of more than 100,000 feathers, 200,000 sequins and 350,000 diamantes.
Despite the performers' air of purpose, "94 Feathers" feels frustratingly opaque.
Since there are about 16 feathers in a shuttlecock, it takes about three geese to make one.
Peacocks have more than 150 feathers, each sporting an iridescent eye-like pattern towards the tip.
The strain was grown on feather meal broth (FMB) consisted of the following (g/l): K2HPO4, 0.3; KH2PO4, 0.4; NaCl, 0.5; feathers, 10.
Analysis of 18 feathers showed the birds had lead exposure for 75% of the feather-growing period and lead poisoning for 30% of that time.
The DNA came from a remarkable collection of more than 180,000 feathers from about 50 species stored in freezers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Each one required up to 11,000 feathers to make.
With around 100 feathers covering one square inch (15 feathers per cm2), it has the highest feather density of any bird species.
