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CHAP. PAGE 



VI. BODY REQUIREMENTS FROM FOOD . . .19 



Body Temperature Mechanical Work Mainten- 

 ance Production. 



VII. THE PROCESS OF DIGESTION . . . .21 



Organised Ferments Unorganised Ferments. 

 VIII. MASTICATION, RUMINATION, AND DIGESTION . 24 

 Mastication Stomach of Ruminant Rumination 

 The Stomach of Non-Ruminant Small In- 

 testines Intestinal Juices. 



IX. BACTERIAL DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION . . 28 



Bacteria Absorption of Digested Food Material 

 Destiny of Absorbed Nutrients. 



X. FUNCTIONS OF FOOD NUTRIENTS . . .31 



Carbohydrates Fat Albuminoids Amides 

 Crude Fibre Ash Water. 



XI. COMPENSATING NUTRIENT MATERIAL, ETC. . . 40 



Respiration Excretion. 



(4) AVAILABLE FOODS; THEIR AVERAGE 

 COMPOSITIONS AND DIGESTIBILITIES. 



XII. FOODS AND FEEDING STUFFS. . . -43 



(a} Concentrates rich in Oil : Linseed Oil Extrac- 

 tion Cotton Seed Soya Beans Hemp Seed 

 Earth-nut Sunflower Seed Rape Seed 

 Kapok Seeds Palm-nut Kernels Cocoa-nut 

 Kernels . . . . . -44 



(&) Oil-cakes low in Fibre : Linseed Cakes Decorti- 

 cated Cotton Cakes Earth-nut Cakes Soya 

 Bean Cake Para Rubber Seed Cake Maize 

 Germ Cake Sesame Cake . . -53 



(c) Oil-cakes fairly high in Fibre : Cocoa-nut 

 Cake Coprah Cake Palm-kernel Cake 

 Rape Cakes Undecorticated Cotton Cakes 

 Kapok Cakes Sunflower Cake Hemp 

 Cake . . . . . -59 



