FARMER'S 

 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK 



CONTENTS 

 PART I 



Page 

 History, Anatomy and Physiology, and Breeding of Domes- 

 tic Animals Pages 1-42 



The domestication of animals — Animal characteristics 

 — Classification of farm stock — Origin of farm animals — 

 Origin of domestic fowls — Anatomy and physiology; skele- 

 ton, muscular system, nervous system, teeth, alimentary 

 canal, blood system, respiratory organs, urinary organs, 

 reproductive organs, skin, nutrition, saliva, gastric and 

 pancreatic juices, heart, respiration, kidneys, body tempera- 

 ture, milk secretion, rumination and vomiting, pregnancy. 

 Breeding farm animals; heredity, variation, atavism, pre- 

 potency, hybridization, sports, telegony, determination of 

 sex, domestication and variation, influence of feed, practi- 

 cal methods of breeding, inbreeding, line breeding, natural 

 breeding, outcrossing, crossbreeding, grade breeding. 



PART II 



Principles op Stock Feeding Pages 43-86 



Composition of animals and plants, protein, crude 

 fiber, carbohydrates, fat, necessity for food, digestibility 

 of feeding stuffs, production of flesh, production of fat, 

 production of energy and heat, production of milk, eggs, 

 etc — Water for animals — Mineral matter for animals — 

 Summary of the laws of nutrition — Feeding standards — ■ 

 Calculating balanced rations — Average composition of 

 American feeding stuffs — Percentage digestibility of Amer- 

 ican feeding stuffs — Rapid calculation convenience table. 



PART III 



Diseases op Animals Pages 87-170 



Farm hygiene; wholesome feeds, careless feeding, me- 

 dicinal effect of feeds, water as source of disease, ventila- 

 tion, exercise, disinfecting premises, cautions about conta- 

 gious diseases. 



Diseases of the horse; influenza, strangles, scalma, 

 pneumonia, horse pox, anthrax, glanders, tetanus, rabies, 

 surra, cerebro-spinal meningitis, choke, colic, jaundice, 

 peritonitis, diabetes, bloody urine, azoturia, heaves, conges- 

 tion of the brain, sunstroke, purpura hemorrhagica, 

 splints, ringbone, bone spavin, side bones, quittor, corns, 

 eczema, fistula, wounds, big head, parasitic troubles — Dis- 

 eases of mules. 



Diseases of cattle; tuberculosis, rabies, cowpox, acti- 

 nomycosis, anthrax, black leg, calf diphtheria, malignant 

 catarrh, malignant edema, Texas fever, nagana, mycotic 

 stomatitis, wabble flies, horn fly, buffalo gnat, mange or 

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