The A^iimal Body — Digestion — Metabolism. 



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amount of ash for each 100 lbs. of body weight. "With the half-fat 

 ox the ash amounts to 4.66 lbs., while for the fat ox it falls to 3.92 



Composition of the entire bodies, carcasses, and offal of farm animals. 



Description of animal 



Contents 

 of stom- 

 ach and 



intestines 



in moist 



state 



Division I. Per cent in the entire animal (fasted live weight). 



Fat calf ..- 

 Half-fat ox. 

 Fat ox 



Fat lamb 



Store sheep 



Half- fat old sheep 



Fat sheep 



Extra-fat sheep . - 



Store pig 

 Fat pig-- 



3.17 



8.19 

 5.98 



8.54 

 6.00 

 9.05 

 6.02 

 5.18 



5.22 

 3.97 



Means of all 



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Division II. Per cent in carcass. 



Fat calf -_. 

 Half- fat ox. 

 Fat ox 



Fat lamb 



Store sheep 



Half-fat old sheep . 



Fat sheep 



Extra-fat sheep 



Store pig 

 Fat pig. _ 



Means of all 



Division III. Per cent in offal (excluding contents of stomach and intestines). 



Fat calf .-_ 

 Half-fat ox 

 Fat ox 



Fat lamb 



Store sheep 



Half-fat old sheep . 



Fat sheep 



Extra- fat sheep 



Store pig 

 Fat pig.. 



Means of all. 



