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PART III 



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THE FEEDING OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS UNDER 

 THE CONDITIONS USUALLY FOUND IN PRAC- 

 TICE . . . . . . .227 



CHAPTER I 



General Considerations — Experimental Trials in 

 Practice ....... 229 



CHAPTER II 

 Maintenance Ration for Oxen at Rest . . 243 



CHAPTER III 



Maintenance Ration for Sheep — The Production of 

 Wool . . . . . . .247 



CHAPTER IV 



The Fattening of Full-grown Animals . .253 



1. The fattening of grown ruminants . . .261 



2. The fattening of grown pigs .... 268 



CHAPTER V 



The Feeding of Working Animals . . .271 



1. The feeding of draught oxen .... 273 



2. The feeding of horses ..... 275 



CHAPTER VI 



The Feeding of Growing Animals for Breeding or 

 Fattening ...... 283 



1. The feeding of calves ..... 289 



2. The feeding of lambs ..... 294 



3. The feeding of growing pigs .... 296 



