CHAPTER XXIV 



FEEDING HORSES AND MULES 



Feeding Standards for Horses. — The Wolff-Lehmann and the 

 Kellner-Armsby standards are here given, to be followed in deter- 

 mining the best rations for horses. 



The Wolff-Lehmann Standards for Horses, per 1000 Pounds Live Weight 



* Given separately by "Wolff-Lehmann. 

 The Kellner-Armsby Standards for Horses 



Work Done by the Horse (Kg. 68). — The horse is kept for 

 the production of work ; this may be pulling a load or carrying a 

 rider; in either case, the energy in the feed eaten over and above 

 that necessary for the maintenance of the body is used for perform- 

 ing the work required, in addition to moving his own body for- 

 ward. The work is done by the contraction of his muscles, and 

 the material stored up in these from the digested and assimilated 

 feed is oxidized in this process. If the oxidation of the materials 



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