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sources and included for purposes of comparison as were also data 

 regarding the rations fed in a large number of experiments carried on 

 at the experiment stations in this country, only those tests being 

 selected in which the horses maintained their weight. 



No attempt has been made to gather statistics regarding race horses, 

 hunters, fancy coach and driving horses, and similar animals, as the 

 main purpose of the table was to learn the value of the rations fed farm 

 and other work horses in this country. The table below shows the 

 nutrients furnished per 1,000 pounds live weight by these rations and 

 also the calculated digestible nutrients and the total energy supplied by 

 them. In most cases the values for digestible nutrients were calcu- 

 lated b}^ the aid of coefficients of digestibilit}^ obtained in experiments 

 with horses and referred to on a preceding page (41). From the data 

 thus collected the average quantities of nutrients furnished b}- the 

 rations of horses performing like amounts of work were calculated. 

 For purposes of comparison the Wolff-Lehmann feeding standards are 

 also included in the table as well as standards or averages proposed by 

 Lavalard and a number of other investigators. 



Table 5. — Rations actually fed to horses and digestible nutrients and enerfjy in rations 

 calculated to basis of 1,000 pounds live weight. 



o 





AKMY HORSES. 



United States: 



Cavalry , 



Artillery , 



Mules 



Great Britain: 



In quarters 



In camp 



Cabs 



With extra issue. . 



Mules (heavy 

 work). 



Mules in camp . . . 



Small mules 



Small mules in 

 camp. 



Registered horses. 



Lbs. 



1,050 

 1,125 

 1,025 



1,125 



1,125 

 1,125 



1,125 



|l,025 

 1,025 



Rations 

 actually fed. 



Nutrients in ration per 

 1,000 pounds live 

 weight. 



o 



Pounds. 



Lbs. 



[Oats, 12. 

 [Hav, 14. 

 [Cats, 12. 

 iHay, 14. 

 fOats, 9.. 

 [Hay, 14. 





2.14 

 00 



84 



h 



16 



2.11 



lOats, 10 



may. 12 



[straw, 8.... 



Oats, 12 



Hay, 12 



Oats, 10 1 1 oo 



Hay, 12.. ^ ^-^"^ 



Oat^s, 12. . 



Hay, 12 jj- 2.35 



Straw, 8 . 



Oats, 10. . 



Hav, 12.. 



Straw, 8 . 



Oats, 12. . 



Hay, 12. . 



Oats, 5... 

 850|.|Hay, 10.. 



Straw, 13 



{? 



/ ^^\Hay, 12. 



1,125 



Oats, 18. 

 Hay, 10. 



h 



37 

 2.31 

 2.22 





03 





Lbs. Lbs. 



0.90i 12.82 



.84 11.96 



.VS] 11.39 



I 



.84| 12.42 



.80 10.76 



. 7l' 9. 72 



.92' 13.46 



.92 



.88 

 .86 



13.63 



11.81 

 14. 24 



.71 10.12 

 1.02' 13.12 



4) 

 o 



o 



Digestible nutrients in 

 ration per 1,000 

 pounds live weight. 



c 



o 



Lbs. 



4.95 

 4.62 

 4.80, 



6.23 



3.80 

 3.61 



6.42 



6.84 

 4.17 



I 



9.21 



4.28 

 3.92 



Lbs. 



1.38 



1.53 



1.51 

 1.61 



Lbs. 



1.26 .44 



1.34 .32 



o X 



1.26 0.57 

 1.16| .53 

 1.00 .48 



Lbs. 



8.00 



.a 



o 

 ■a 



3 



u 



Lbs. 



1.97 



7. 48, 1. 84 



be . 



so 

 a 



calo- 

 ries. 



23,300 

 21,750 



6.88 1.94 20,250 



.44 



1. 47 . 43, 

 1. 32 . 36 



.51 



.49 



.47 



7.32' 1.79 



7. 35^ 1. 38 



6.57 1.32 



8.11 1.84 



21,400 



20,760 

 18, 660 



23, .500 



1. 83 



.61 



8. 04 1. 96,23, 450 



1. 51J22, 750 



2. 33|21, 800 



1. 60 19, 050 

 1.37125,800 



