ENERGY VALUES FOR COMPUTING RATIONS 99 



ENERGY VALUE OF ONE POUND OF GAIN IN WEIGHT 

 (ARMSBY) 



These figures apply to growth only. The require- 

 ments for maintenance must be added to get the 

 amount necessary for both purposes. This has been 

 done in the following table : 



DAILY REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE 



(ARMSBY) 



Requirements for Fattening. Armsby estimates 

 that fairly mature steers from two to three years of 



