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Fig. 5. Graphic ropresentAtion of weight distribution in Fi and F^ ^enerationfl from 

 Flemish -Polish cross, ? () 203 x j Polish. For furtht-r details as to exact weiKhts, st-e 

 Table V, p. 25. 



noticeable in most cases, and frequently the weight eventually attained 

 is greater than the maximum registered before the age of 12 months. 

 This later increase is more marked in does than in bucks, and is probably 

 connected with the deposition of fat. The general features of the 

 growth curve are illustrated in Fig. 6, which shows graphically the rate 



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Fig. 6. Growth curves of 3 Fj animals from Flemish-Polish cross. The curve for d" P 117 

 is almost identical with that for <f 7^116 and has been omitted for clearness. The 

 black dots on the two female curves indicate the ages at which litters were produced. 



