. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. CONCENTRATED FEEDS 311 Tankage or meat meal is a product of the beef packing house. It is made from inferior pieces of meat and the trim- mings, and from diseased carcasses. This meat is dried, and sterilized in air-tight tanks, and is then ground to a meal. It is very rich in protein, containing usually from 50 to 60 per cent, and 11 or 12 per cent fat. It is especially relished by hogs, and since 1900 has been much used in the West along with corn to balance up the ration. A mixture of one part tankage and 6 to 10 of corn gives excellent
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. CONCENTRATED FEEDS 311 Tankage or meat meal is a product of the beef packing house. It is made from inferior pieces of meat and the trim- mings, and from diseased carcasses. This meat is dried, and sterilized in air-tight tanks, and is then ground to a meal. It is very rich in protein, containing usually from 50 to 60 per cent, and 11 or 12 per cent fat. It is especially relished by hogs, and since 1900 has been much used in the West along with corn to balance up the ration. A mixture of one part tankage and 6 to 10 of corn gives excellent results in hog feeding. While this feed is high-priced, it is no doubt one. Fig. 160. Two lots of hogs fed at the Ohio Experiment Station. The smaller were fed corn alone in dry lot, and the others corn and tankage. Photo- graph by courtesy Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. of the most important additions to the rations of swine. The glossy coat of hair and hearty appetite of the tankage-fed hog are evidences of the value of this feed. Milk is not strictly a concentrated food, but will be briefly referred to here. As drawTi from the cow it contains about 873^ per cent water and 12}^ per cent solid material. Of the solids, about 33/2 to 4 per cent is usually fat and 4 to 5 per cent milk sugar. Milk is a most important food for all young animals during the earlier stages of growth. If new milk is fed, the young animals lay on flesh easily, and may. 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 Plumb, Charles Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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