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FEEDS AND FEEDING 



Metabolizable energy, 46 



Middlings, see Wheat middlings, Oat middlings, etc. 

 Milk cows, see Cows 

 Milk, cow's, 183, 345-56 

 ash in, 78-9 

 bitter, 355 



color of, affected by feed, 356 

 colostrum, 79 

 composition of, 78-9, 183, 345 



factors influencing, 346-56 

 influenced by age of cow, 347; 

 condition at calving, 

 349; exercise, 354;feed, 

 349-52; individuality, 

 346; period between 

 milkings, 347; stage of 

 lactation, 348; turning 

 to pasture, 353; work, 

 354 



cost of producing, 410-5 

 effects of rich, on infants, 79; young 



animals, 79 

 fat globules in, 346 

 fat, source of, in, 107 

 feeding value of, 183 

 first and last drawn, composition of, 347 

 flavor, affected by feed, 355; rape pasture, 



248; rye pasture, 212 

 for calves, 425, 429, 435; foals, 324; 



lambs, 586; pigs, 704 

 odors in, due to feed, 355 

 of different breeds, 345 

 pasteurizing to avoid disease, 184, 430 

 production of, 106-10 



nutrients required for, 108-10 

 secretion of, 106 



the natural food for young animals, 78 

 value of, as a human food, 337 

 yield, factors influencing, 346-56 



of great dairy cows, 344, 421-2 

 Milk, ewe's, 78, 585; mare's, 323; sow's, 78, 698 

 Milking cows 3 times daily, 355 

 Milking, Hegelund method, 405 

 Milking machines, 354 



Millet, foxtail, 172, 211; German, 211; hog, or 

 broom-corn, 172; Hungarian, 

 211; Japanese, 211; pearl, 211 

 Millet hay, 211 



dangerous to horses, 311 

 for horses, 311; lambs, 565 

 Millet seed, 172 



for pigs, 639; sheep, 559; steers, 477 

 Millet silage for cows, 390; steers, 504 

 Milo, 170, 171 



for calves, 426; cows, 366; horses, 305; 

 pigs, 638; sheep, 558; steers, 



476-7 



Milo fodder and stover, 203-4 

 Mineral matter, 3, 8, 17, 64-9 



controls life processes, 65 

 digestion of, 29 



effects of lack of, 65-7; 68, 82, 93-4 

 importance of, in food, 65-69 

 in animal body, 16-7 

 in feeding stuffs, 8, 10, 66-7, 

 Appendix Table VII 

 in plants, 3, 8, 10 

 required by various animals, see Horses, 



Swine, etc. 



required for growth, 82-3; maintenance, 

 64-9; milk production, 109, 361 

 storage during growth, 76, 77, 82-3 

 see Calcium and Phosphorus 

 Mineral mixtures, see Mineral supplements 

 Mineral supplements for stock, 67, 83, 109, 194, 



361, 602-6 

 Mixed feeds, 191 



for pigs, 641; steers, 480 

 Modified Wolff-Lehmann feeding standards, see 



Morrison standards 

 Molasses, beet, 188 



for cows, 366; horsee, 306; pigs, 640; 



sheep, 558; steers, 480 

 Molasses, cane, 188 



Molasses, cane, continued 



for calves, 427; cows, 366; horses, 305; 

 pigs, 640; sheep, 558; steers, 



Molasses-beet pulp, see Beet pulp, Molasses 



Molasses feeds, 189 



for horses, 306; sheep, 559; steers, 480 



Molassine meal, 189 



Morrison feeding standards, 134-9; 140-7 



Mules, 283, 318, 332 



Muscles, cause of contraction, 102 

 increase thru exercise, 76 

 see Protein, also Muscular energy 



Muscular contraction, 58, 102 



Muscular energy, production of, 102 



Natal grass, 215 



Net energy, see Energy, net 



Net nutrients, see Nutrients, net 



Nitrogen, in feeds, as a fertilizer, 273-4 



Nitrogen in fresh manure, 279 



Nitrogen voided by farm animals, 274, 279-81 



Nitrogen-free extract in feeds, how determined, 11 



Nitrogenous compounds in plants, 2, 7-8 



Nitrogenous feeds, 42 



Nitrogenous waste in urine, 45, 47 



Nutrients, 18 



digestible, 18, 40-1 



final uses of, 35 



required by brood sows, 685; dairy 



calves, 423; dairy cows, 108-10, 

 357-362; horses, 103, 287, 

 290-2; pigs, 601-6; sheep, 110, 

 592; steers, 521 



total digestible, 40 

 Nutritive ratio, 41 



how calculated and expressed, 41 



narrow and wide, 41 



see Protein 



Oat and pea hay, 237, 564 

 Oat and pea silage, 237 



for cows, 389; sheep, 572; steers, 504 

 Oat dust, 163 

 Oat feed, 163 



for cows, 383 

 Oat hay, 212 



for horses, 310 

 Oat hulls, 162 

 Oat middlings, 163 

 Oats, 161 



bleached and clipped, 162 



by-products of, 162-3 



for calves, 426, 431; cows, 365: ewes, 



580; foals, 323, 325-7; horses, 

 301-2; pigs, 635; sheep, 556; 

 sows, 689; steers, 475 



weight of, 161 

 Oat sheaves, for steers, 494 

 Oat shorts, 163 

 Oat straw, 218 



for horses, 312; sheep, 565; steers, 494 



see Straw 



Oat substitutes for horses, 302 

 Odors in milk, due to feed, 355 

 Oil cake, see Linseed meal or cake 

 Oils, see Fats 

 Olein, 6 

 Omasum, 19 

 Order and quiet, importance of, for cows, 404; 



sheep, 591 ; steers, 526 

 Orchard grass, 210 

 Osage oranges for cows, 392 

 Ox, see Steer 



Oxidation of nutrients in body, 57, 102 

 Oxygen intake increased during work, 102 

 Oxygen in plants, 3 



Palatability, 30-1 

 Palmitin, 6 

 Palm kernel meal, 373 

 Palmo midds, 191 

 Pancreas, 24 

 Pancreatic juice, 24 



