CHAPTER XVII 

 FEEDING DAIRY CATTLE 



Food Requirements of Dairy Cattle. The Wolff- 

 Lehmann standards for feeding the various classes 

 of dairy animals are shown in the table below. They 

 indicate the amount of food required for 1,000 

 pounds live weight, and are for growing cattle and 

 for cows yielding varying qualities of milk. 



WOLFF-LEHMANN STANDARDS FOR FEEDING DAIRY 

 CATTLE 



The Milk-Yielding Function. In milk production 

 some breeds have become markedly specialized. 

 The function of giving milk is natural with them, 

 but it has been artificially developed. During the 



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