. Elementary treatise on stock feeds and feeding. Feeds. SECTION XXXII. FEED AND CARE OF SHEEP. Requirements.—The natural food of sheep is plants. They have four stomachs as is the case with cattle and therefore they are able to consume comparatively large quantities of roughage. They seem to be able to digest and assimilate the nutrients in roughage quite completely as is noticed by the fineness of the. Fig. iS.— Wool type. particles in their manure. The requirements of sheep are some- what similar to the requirements of cattle. Sheep require a little more protein per pound of live weight tha
. Elementary treatise on stock feeds and feeding. Feeds. SECTION XXXII. FEED AND CARE OF SHEEP. Requirements.—The natural food of sheep is plants. They have four stomachs as is the case with cattle and therefore they are able to consume comparatively large quantities of roughage. They seem to be able to digest and assimilate the nutrients in roughage quite completely as is noticed by the fineness of the. Fig. iS.— Wool type. particles in their manure. The requirements of sheep are some- what similar to the requirements of cattle. Sheep require a little more protein per pound of live weight than cattle, perhaps be- cause of wool production. Fattening lambs also require protein to produce growth. As a rule sheep require more digestible nutrients per pound live weight and make larger gains per unit of digestible nutrients than steers. Weed Destroyers.—Sheep may be used to destroy weeds in pas- tures and are sometimes called weed destroyers. When grazing. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Halligan, James Edward, 1879-. Easton, Pa. , The Chemical Publishing Co. ; London, Williams & Norgate
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