. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. June, 1941] Animal Breeding and Nutrition 11 In the nutrition studies with cattle these measurements of the en- ergy transformation by the body were supplemented by 122 complete balances where the ingo of nitrogen and of energy in terms of food, and the outgo, or loss in terms of visible excreta, was chemically measured daily over periods of two or three weeks to show digest- ibility. The animals which have been used in this work represented all species of farm livestock. These included a thoroughbred stallion with a notable turf record, a blue-ribbon
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. June, 1941] Animal Breeding and Nutrition 11 In the nutrition studies with cattle these measurements of the en- ergy transformation by the body were supplemented by 122 complete balances where the ingo of nitrogen and of energy in terms of food, and the outgo, or loss in terms of visible excreta, was chemically measured daily over periods of two or three weeks to show digest- ibility. The animals which have been used in this work represented all species of farm livestock. These included a thoroughbred stallion with a notable turf record, a blue-ribbon Percheron stallion weigh- ing over a ton, a Percheron mare, a draft gelding, a standardbred or trotting gelding, a range pony, and a small Shetland pony weighing. FIGURE 6. THIS FOUR-NIPPLED HYBRID RAM OF OUR BREEDING HEADS A FLOCK OF PUREBRED SUFFOLKS IN KANSAS about 300 pounds, also 18 beef steers, 5 bulls. 13 cows and 12 heifers of recognized dairy breeds; over 100 sheep, 14 goats, and 32 pigs, ranging from a boar weighing 600 pounds down to suckling pigs weighing less than 10 pounds. These animals, representing an estimated value of around $10,000, were nearly all obtained either through outside funds (Carnegie In- stitution) or by loan for this work. Only five cows and one pig were purchased with Experiment Station funds. Likewise the greater part of the scientific apparatus which has made this type of research possible has been supplied by the Carnegie Institution of Washington. While the Carnegie Institution has found it necessary to discontinue further active financial support, this ap-. 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 New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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