. Manual of cattle-feeding. A treatise on the laws of animal nutrition and the chemistry of feeding stuffs in their application to the feeding of animals. With illustrations and an appendix of useful tables. Feeds; Cattle; Nutrition. 390 MAHUAL OF CATTLE-FEEDING. nitrogenous ration, consisting of hay and beans, in sncli quantity as just to maintain tlieir weight and condi- tion. Two other lots (I. and II.) received a less quantity of a ration poorer in protein, so that their average weight per head decreased in 121 days from lOlA lbs. to 97 lbs., while a fifth lot (T.) received still less of a
. Manual of cattle-feeding. A treatise on the laws of animal nutrition and the chemistry of feeding stuffs in their application to the feeding of animals. With illustrations and an appendix of useful tables. Feeds; Cattle; Nutrition. 390 MAHUAL OF CATTLE-FEEDING. nitrogenous ration, consisting of hay and beans, in sncli quantity as just to maintain tlieir weight and condi- tion. Two other lots (I. and II.) received a less quantity of a ration poorer in protein, so that their average weight per head decreased in 121 days from lOlA lbs. to 97 lbs., while a fifth lot (T.) received still less of a still poorer fod- der, and decreased in average weight per head from lbs. to lbs. Lots I. and II. were fed with straw and mangolds, and lot V. witli about two-thirds hay and one- third oat-straw. The amount of wool produced by each lot was the fol- lowing : Lot. II. Ill IV "Washod wool in per cent, of hhom weight. Lots III. and lY., in which the original well-fed condi- tion was preserved, produced the most w^ool, and judging from the experiments already described, it is probable that, had the fodder been increased so as to fatten the animals, no greater growth of wool woxdd have taken place. In lots I. and II. the poorer fodder had as its effect a lessened growth of wool, while in lot V., in which the fod- der was still poorer, the growth of wool continued, but at the expense of the body, which decreased decidedly in 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 Armsby, Henry Prentiss, 1853-1921. New York, John Wiley & sons
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