FISH LIVER OILS
EXTRACTION INDUSTRY VITAMINS IN N.Z. LING TESTS REVEAL VALUE (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Tho establishment of a new industry in Wellington for the extraction of fish liver oils from the livers of fish caught in New Zealand waters, was announced by the Minister of Marine, Dr. D. G. McMillan, last night. The Minister, commenting on the inluslry, said that tests had shown that one gallon of New Zealand ling liver oil was equal to 15 gallons of cod liver oil in vitamin A content and five gallongs of cod liver oil in Vitamin D content, while one gallon of groper liver oil was equal to 30 gallons of cod liver oil in vitamin A content and 21 gallons of cod liver oil in vitamin D content.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20310, 27 July 1940, Page 5
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131FISH LIVER OILS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20310, 27 July 1940, Page 5
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