224 THE SCIENTIFIC FEEDING OF ANIMALS 



APPENDIX 



By way of appendix a few dietetic feed mixtures are given below. 

 They are intended for horses at hard work, for pregnant and nursing 

 mares, stud horses during the breeding season, and for intestinal 

 weakness. 



1 kg. bran and 2 kg. oats thoroughly mixed with ^4 hter of boiled 

 flaxseed and a little salt, then scalded with 1 to 2 liters of boiling water; 

 let stand for 12 hours. Feed for one horse. Or: 



Flaxseed y^ liter 



Barley ^ liter 



Oats 2 liters 



Bran 4 liters 



Boil the barley and flaxseed in 3 liters of water and while still hot 

 add the oats and bran, stir thoroughly, let stand for 12 hours and feed 

 to one horse. To retain the heat, protect vessel with woolen cloth. 



This mixture should be given once a week. 

 For run-down animals or convalescents : 



Wheat or rye 2 liters 



Linseed meal Yz liter 



Cooked beans 3^ liter 



Add three liters of boiling water and soak for 12 hours. Or: 



Boiled oats 2 liters 



Linseed meal j^ liter 



Barley meal Yz liter 



Chopped carrots 2 kg. 



Add 4 liters of boiling water, etc. 

 For anemic conditions : 



Yellow oxid of iron 10 gm. in 1 liter 



Rye soaked in water 24 hours, 



Crushed oats 2 liters 



Potassium carbonate 1 tablespoonful 



For chronic gastric or intestinal catarrh, tendency to colic, etc. : 



Oats 2 liters 



Bran 150 gm. 



Sugar 500 gm. (or molasses 1 kg.) 



Warm water 3 to 4 liters 



If necessary, laxatives (Glauber salts) diuretics or tonics may be 

 added. 



