Contents 



PAOIft 



The classes of compounds 28 



Water 30 



Water in living plants 33 



Water in feeding stuffs 36 



Water in the animal 38 



Ash 41 



The mineral compounds of plants 43 



Variations due to species 43 



The distribution of mineral compounds in the dif- 

 ferent parts of the plant 45 



Influence of manufacturing processes on the ash 



constituents 47 



The mineral compounds of animal bodies .... 48 

 The distribution of inorganic compounds in the 



animal body 49 



CHAPTER V 



THE COMPOUNDS OF ANIMAL NUTRITION (continued) . . . 51-70 



The nitrogen compounds . . 51 



Protein 52 



The proteids 55 



The albuminoids 57 



The albumins 58 



The globulins 59 



The modified albuminoids 62 



Coagulating ferments 63 



Heat 64 



Action of acids and alkalies 65 



Ferments of digestion 65 



Combinations 66 



The gelatinoids 68 



Keratin and similar substances 69 



Protein: The non-proteids 69 



Amides 69 



Extractives 70 



