vi CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IV 

 THE COMPOUNDS OF ANIMAL NUTRITION .... 26-46 



The classes of compounds, 32; Distribution of ele- 

 ments, 33. Water: Measurement of water-content, 34; 

 Hygroscopic water, 35; Physiological water, 36; Water 

 hi living plants, 37; Sap or plant juice, 38; Proportion 

 of water in plants, 39; Effect of stage of growth on 

 water-content, 40; Influence of soil moisture, 41; Supply 

 of water to plants, 42; Water in feeding-stuffs, 43; Con- 

 ditions affecting water-content of feeds, 44; Relation of 

 water to preservation of cattle foods, 45; Water hi the 

 animal, 46; Variations of water-content of animal 

 bodies, 47. Ash: Mineral compounds in the ash of plants 

 and animals, 48; Rearrangement of ash elements during 

 ignition, 49; The ash compounds of plants, 50; Varia- 

 tions of plant ash, 51 ; Variations of ash due to species, 

 52; The distribution of mineral compounds in the differ- 

 ent parts of the plant, 53; Influence of manufacturing 

 processes on the ash constitutents, 54; The mineral 

 compounds of animal bodies, 55; The distribution of 

 inorganic compounds in the animal body, 56; Ash ele- 

 ments in the soft tissues, 57; Ash elements in the blood, 

 58. 



CHAPTER V 



THE COMPOUNDS OP ANIMAL NUTRITION, CONTINUED 



THE NITROGEN COMPOUNDS 47-67 



The importance of protein, 59. Protein: How protein 

 is determined, 60; So-called proteins greatly unlike, 61; 

 Classification of proteins, 62; The true proteins, 63; 

 Ultimate composition of proteins, 64; Familiar exam- 

 ples of proteins, 65. Simple Proteins: The albumins, 

 66; The globulins, 67; Plant globulins, 68; Animal glob- 

 ulins, 69; Glutenins, 70; Alcohol-soluble proteins, 71; 

 Albuminoids, 72; Histones, protamines, 73. Conjugated 

 Proteins: Nucleo-proteins, 74; Gly co-proteins, 75; 

 Phospho-proteins, 76; Haemoglobin, 77; Lecitho-pro- 

 teins, 78. Derived Proteins: 1. Primary Protein Deriva- 

 tives: Proteins and metaproteins, 79; Coagulated pro- 



