INDEX 



377 



Calcium, excretion from animal body, 

 78 



in bodies of farm animals, 28 



influence on pigs of ration deficient 

 in, 79-80 



required for growth, 78-80, 131 

 Calcium phosphate, 79 

 Calorie, 93 

 Calorimeter, bomb, 93-5, 96, 97 



respiration, 96-7 

 Calves 



(For the value of a particular feed 

 for calves, see name of feed) 



ash of feed excreted in manure, 323 



composition of bodies, 26 

 increase in body weight, 32 



digestible organic matter required 

 for 1 lb. of gain, 315 



efficiency of gains, 315 



fat in bodies, 26, 28 



increase in body weight, composi- 

 tion, 32 



manure of, ash and nitrogen of feed 

 excreted in, 323 



nitrogen of feed excreted in manure, 

 323 



protein in bodies, 26, 30 



rations for, 110 



water in bodies, 26. 27 

 Canada blue grass, 281 

 Canada field pea, 183-4 

 Cane molasses, 227 

 Cane sugar, 13, 14 



digestion of, 45, 46, 53 

 Cannery refuse for silage, 295 

 Capacity of animal, influence on 



efficiency of gains, 315-6 

 Capillaries, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 

 Carbohydrates, 13 



absorption of, 88 



a source of energy, 87-8 



composition and subclasses of, 14 



fat formed from, 87-9 



function in animal body, 87-9 



glycogen formed from, 87-8 



gross energy of, 95 



in animal body, 30 



influence on digestibility of excess 

 of, in ration, 73-4 



net energy of, 101 



Carbohydrates, should be limited for 

 breeding stock, 131 



See also Crude fiber and Nitrogen- 

 free extract 

 Carbon dioxide, 43, 54 

 Carbonaceous concentrates, 106 

 Carbonic acid gas, see Carbon dioxide 

 Carrots, 298-9 

 Casein, 42, 45, 51, 82 

 Cassava, 300 



Cattle, see Steers, Cow, Cows, dairy 

 Cellulose, 13, 14, 16-7 



digestion of, 43, 53 

 Cereal by-products, 188-205 



crude fiber in, 17-8 



crude protein in, 12-3 



fat in, 22 



mineral matter in, 8 



nitrogen-free extract in, 15-6 



water in, 5-6 

 Cereal grains, see Cereals 

 Cereals, 158-83 



crude fiber in, 17-8 



crude protein in, 12-3 



fat in, 21-2 



mineral matter in, 8-9 



nitrogen-free extract in, 15-6 



water in, 5-6 

 Chlorine in feedingstuffs, 8 

 Chufas, 300 

 Chyme, 44 

 Climate, influence of, on efficiency of 



rations, 319 

 Clover, alsike, 242, 273 



bloat from, how prevented, 271 



crimson, 243, 274 



for soilage, 267-8 



Japan, see Lespedeza 



mammoth, 241-2, 273 



red, 234, 270-2 



sweet, 242-3, 273 



white, 273 

 Clover hay, alsike, 242 



crimson, 243 



Japan, see Lespedeza hay 



mammoth, 241-2 



red, 234-7 



composition, 234 



energy value, 234 



for breeding stock, 236-7 



