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only 207 pounds at the age of thirteen months. At that 

 time, the animal was emaciated in appearance, showed 

 every symptom of starvation, and was to all appearances 

 very severely stunted in its growth and development. 

 From twelve months to thirty-eight months, the animal 

 fed previously on a maintenance ration was later given a 

 generous ration and gained during that period a total of 

 1280 pounds. The full-fed animal during the same period 

 gained 853 pounds. At the end of the period the animal 

 that was stunted during its early life was over 300 pounds 

 lighter, was apparently somewhat shorter, with finer bones, 

 than the full-fed animal. There was little doubt but that 

 in this trial the early environment permanently decreased 

 the* size of the adult animal. 



255. Early stunting and the capacity to grow. It is 

 interesting to know that the capacity to grow was not 



THE PERMANENT EFFECTS OF RETARDED GROWTH 

 Feed and Weight Records of Two Steers for 24 Months 



No. 527 was fed a generous ration until 38 months of 

 age. No. 529 was starved for the first 12 months and 

 then given a full ration until 38 months of age. 



