Contents xi 



CHAPTER VI 



PAGES 



The Compounds of Animal Nutrition (concluded) . . . 71-92 



The nitrogen -free compounds 71 



Crude fiber 72 



Nitrogen-free extract 74 



The starches 75 



The vegetable gums , 78 



The pectin bodies 80 



The sugars 80 



The acids 83 



Animal carbohydrates 84 



Chemical relations and characteristics of the carbohy- 

 drates 85 



Fats or oils . 88 



CHAPTER VII 

 The Composition op the Bodies of Farm Animals . . . 93-97 



CHAPTER VIII 



The Digestion of Food 98-125 



Ferments 99 



The mouth 104 



The stomach 108 



The intestines 114 



Absorption of the food 119 



Feces 121 



Relation of the different feeding stuff compounds to the 



digestive processes 121 



CHAPTER IX 



Conditions Influencing Digestion 126-141 



Palatableness 126 



Influence of quantity of ration 127 



