INDEX 



Abomasum, 19 



Absorption of nutrients, 26 



Acid, lactic, 25, 39, 81, 127 



Acorns, 190 



Adulteration of feeding meals, 

 191 



oil cakes, 196 



Age of animal, influence upon 

 digestion, 33 



cow, influence upon milk 



production, 311 



Air-dried material, 4 



Albumin, 5 



Albuminoid ratio, 232, 257 



Albuminoids, 3 



Albumoses, 23, 24, 59 



Alcohol in distillery waste, 215 



silage, 127 



sweet mashes, 145 



Alimentary canal, length of, 

 in animals, 26 



Almond cake, 204 



Amides, 8 



Amino acids, 8 



Ammonium acetate, effect on 

 milk production, 328 



effect on protein meta- 

 bolism, 66 



Animal heat, 41 



Animals, composition of bodies, 



254 

 Artichokes, 180 

 Artificial digestion, 30 

 — drying of feeding-stuffs, 135 



Ash, 15 

 Asparagine, 8, 65 



— and fat formation, 68 



— influence on protein meta- 

 bolism, 66 



Availability, determination of, 



30, 379 

 Available energy of food, 49, 



109 



B 



Bacon, influence of food 011,304 

 Bacteria, action of, in diges- 

 tion, 21, 24, 37, 87 



— and non-protein substances, 



67 



— in silage, 127 

 Barley, 185, 192 



— for horses, 281 



— for pigs, 186, 299 



— meal, 193 

 Bastard clover, 164 

 Beech mast, 190 



— nut cake, 203 

 Beef, feeding for, 256 



Beet leaves, effect of feeding, 345 

 oxalic acid in, 167 



— molasses, 208 



— silage, 129 



— slices, 207 

 Bile, 23 



Blood, necessity of good 

 supply, 272 



— meal, 223 



Body fat, determination of in- 

 crease, 46 



397 



