CONTENTS 



PART I 



THE COMPOSITION, DIGESTION, AND UTILISA- 

 TION OF FEEDING-STUFFS . 



The Digestion of the Food 



1. Mastication ..... 



2. The processes of digestion 



3. The determination of the digestibility of foods 



4. The extent of digestion under various conditions 



iS 

 18 



21 

 27 

 3i 



The Utilisation of 

 Animal Body 



1. General considerations . 



2. Methods of investigation 



3. The energy metabolism 



CHAPTER III 

 Digested Nutrients 



41 

 4i 

 44 

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