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NUTRITION OF FARM ANIMALS 



The following tabulation may serve to give a general idea of 

 the gross energy of some of the more important substances 

 concerned in nutrition. It should be specially noted that the 

 figures given are in most instances simply approximate averages. 



TABLE 24. APPROXIMATE GROSS ENERGY 



The following examples taken from the work of Kellner and of 

 Armsby and Fries will serve to give a general idea of the gross 

 energy of common feeding stuffs. It will be observed that the 

 range of variation is relatively small in most instances. 



TABLE 25. GROSS ENERGY OF FEEDING STUFFS 



