CHAPTER IV 



THE FATTENING OF FULL-GROWN ANIMALS 



THE changes which the composition of the 

 bodies of domestic animals undergoes have 

 been ascertained directly by the analysis of whole 

 animals and single parts of them. For this purpose 

 the following were used : — 



Two oxen of 4 years of age, one of which weighed 

 558-8 kg., and was partially fat, and the other 

 weighed 6437 kg., and may be regarded as being 

 fat. 



Four sheep of the Hampshire Down breed : 



(a) Lean, 1 year old, and 44-3 kg. weight. 



(b) Half fat, 3J „ „ 477 „ 



(c) Fat, ij- „ „ 577 „ 



(d) Very fat, if- „ „ 108-6 ,, 



Two pigs of the same breed, one of which was lean, 

 and weighed 42-6 kg., and the other had been fat- 

 tened for ten weeks, and weighed 83-9 kg. 



One fat Durham calf, 8-9 weeks old, and weighing 

 117-4 kg. 



One lamb, 6 months old, and 38-3 kg. in weight. 

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