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Narrow Ration. A narrow ration is one in which the pro- 

 portion of protein is large as compared to the carbohydrates. A 

 ration having a nutritive ratio less than 1 : 5.5 is considered 

 narrow. 



A narrow ration. 



Nutritive ratio 1:2.9 



The protein in the above ration is high as compared to the 

 carbohydrates. Nitrogenous ration is another name sometimes 

 applied to a narrow ration because of the predominance of 

 nitrogenous substances (protein). 



Wide Ration. A wide nutritive ratio is one where the pro- 

 portion of carbohydrates is large as compared to the protein. 

 Such a ration has a nutritive ratio of more than 1 : 8.0 



A wide ration. 



Nutritive ratio 1:12.4 



This style of ration is sometimes called carbonaceous on ac- 

 count of the high proportion of carbohydrates, but the term 

 is incorrect because protein as well as carbohydrates contains 

 carbonaceous compounds. 



