Nutrition. 



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Water 



Proteids 



Fat - 



Salts 



Carbo-hydrates 



G4 per cent. 

 1G 



K » 



i !! 



The water being in the largest, and, excluding the carbo- 

 hydrates, the salts being in the smallest, proportion. If the 

 body of an animal be examined, it is found that the largest 

 portion of it is muscular tissue — in the horse 45 per cent, 

 at least. 



The following table is from Tereg's article on the 

 ' Exchange of Material.'* 



* Ellenberger's ' Physiologic.' 



