COMPOSITION AND FEEDING VALUE 2? 



Composition Compared with Other Feedstuffs. 



Moore 3 gives the following table showing the com- 

 parative composition of peas with other common 

 feedstuffs. The table indicates peas as being far 

 the highest in protein content. This is of signifi- 

 cance to the feeder, inasmuch as protein is the most 

 expensive food element. Pea straw has a greater 

 feeding value than barley or oat straw and compares 

 favorably with clover and timothy hay. It is 

 especially valuable as a feed for sheep. The table 

 follows : 



PEAS COMPARED WITH OTHER FOODS 



Digestible nutrients in 100 pounds 



Nutritive Value. Zuntz and Hagemann 6 report 

 an interesting experiment to determine the nutritive 

 value of a kilogram of different feeding stuffs. The 

 comparison is given herewith : 



B Wis. Exper. Sta., Bui. 178. 

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