DIGESTION 



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PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 



Other conditions regarding digestion by the animal which have 

 been studied are as follows : x 



1. Different breeds of the same animal have the same average 

 digestive power. 



2. Different individuals of the same variety may have different 

 digestive power, due to faulty teeth, too rapid consumption of 

 food, defective chewing, great nervousness, abnormal conditions 

 of the digestive organs, chronic sickness, or defects of the 

 digestive organs. 



1 Kellner, Ernahrung d. Landw. Nutztiere, p. 45. 



