INDEX 



Abomasum, 19 



Absorption of nutrients, 26 



Acid, lactic, 25, 39, 81, 127 



Acorns, 190 



Adulteration of feeding meals, 



191 



oil cakes, 196 



Age of animal, influence upon 



digestion, 33 

 cow, influence upon milk 



production, 311 

 Air-dried material, 4 

 Albumin, 5 



Albuminoid ratio, 232, 257 

 Albuminoids, 3 

 Albumoses, 23, 24, 59 

 Alcohol in distillery waste, 2 1 5 



silage, 127 



sweet mashes, 145 



Alimentary canal, length of, 



in animals, 26 

 Almond cake, 204 

 Amides, 8 

 Amino acids, 8 

 Ammonium acetate, effect on 



milk production, 328 

 effect on protein meta- 

 bolism, 66 

 Animal heat, 41 

 Animals, com position of bodies, 



254 



Artichokes, 180 

 Artificial digestion, 30 

 drying of feeding-stuffs, 135 



Ash, 15 

 Asparagine, 8, 65 



and fat formation, 68 



influence on protein meta- 

 bolism, 66 



Availability, determination of, 



30, 379 

 Available energy of food, 49, 



109 



B 



Bacon, influence of food on ,304 

 Bacteria, action of, in diges- 

 tion, 21, 24, 37, 87 



and non-protein substances, 

 67 



in silage, 127 

 Barley, 185, 192 



for horses, 281 



for pigs, 1 86, 299 



meal, 193 

 Bastard clover, 164 

 Beech mast, 190 



nut cake, 203 

 Beef, feeding for, 256 



Beet leaves, effect of feeding,345 

 oxalic acid in, 167 



molasses, 208 



silage, 1 29 



slices, 207 

 Bile, 23 



Blood, necessity of good 

 supply, 272 



meal, 223 



Body fat, determination of in- 

 crease, 46 



397 



