INCREASE 



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RATE OF INCREASE OF FATTENING ANIMALS IN ROTHAMSTEU 

 EXPERIMENTS. 



In round numbers, the average rate of fattening increase 

 for the smaller breeds of oxen is about ij Ibs., and for the 

 larger, up to 2 Ibs. per day. The total gain may amount to 

 about 30 per cent, of the original weight. In the case of 

 sheep, the rate varies from about | to f Ib. per day, and the 

 total gain from about 40 to 50 per cent, of the original weight. 

 Fattening pigs increase at the rate of from 15 to if Ibs. per day. 

 The total gain varies from about 45 to 95 per cent. ; the average 

 may be put at about 60 or 70 per cent, of the original weight. 



Taking the composition of the fattening increase as given in 

 the table (p. 189), and the rate of increase as, for sheep J Ib., for 

 pigs i J Ibs., and for oxen 2 Ibs. per head per day, the data relating 

 to increase of live weight may be summarised as follows : 



Constituents deposited daily. 



