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FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED 



to maintain an animal may be capable later of keeping the same animal 

 at a constant body weight, and still later of causing a small gain. 



Effects of checking growth. — Numerous experiments have been 

 carried on at the Kansas Station to determine the effect on the later 



Medium Ration 



IT 



GROWTH OF STEERS 

 Full Rations 



Scant Rations 



Fig. 21. — Scant Feeding Stunts Growing Animals 



Tlie steer in the middle row of pictures, fed a full ration, weijjlied 1,!)05 lbs. at 

 47 months. The steer at the left, fed a medium ration, weijihed only 1,224 ll)s.. 

 and the one at the right, fed a scant ration, but 1,042 lbs. Note the' stunted ap- 

 pearance of the latter steers at the end of the trial. (From Missouri Station.) 



development of pure-bred beef steers of checking their growth by 

 under-feeding. It was found that supplying a young, growing ani- 

 mal with a scant ration for only a short period will have no perma- 

 nent effect on its development. Even when insufficient feeding is 



