3 8o 



NUTRITION OF FARM ANIMALS 



If it may be assumed that in those of the experiments re- 

 corded in Table 79 in which no considerable fattening was at- 

 tempted the increase in weight was approximately that due to 

 normal growth, the amount of energy contained in the increase 

 and the daily rate of gain of energy per 1000 pounds live 

 weight may be computed. The following table shows the 

 results of such a comparison, the figures per 1000 pounds 

 being computed in direct proportion to the weight. 



TABLE 81. ENERGY CONTENT OF DAILY GROWTH 



1 Approximate. 



2 All data refer to empty weight, exclusive of hides. 



