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FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED 



to maintain an animal may be capable later of keeping the same animal 

 at a constant body weight, and still later of causing a small gain. 



Effects of checking growth. — Numerous experiments have been 

 carried on at the Kansas Station to determine the effect on the later 



GROWTH OP STEERS 



Medium Rations 



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Pig. 21. — Scant Feeding Stunts Growing Animals 



The steer in the middle row of pictures, fed a full ration, weighed 1,965 lbs. at 

 47 months. The steer at the left, fed a medium ration, weighed only 1,224 lbs., 

 and the one at the right, fed a scant ration, but 1,042 lbs. Note the stunted ap- 

 pearance of the latter steers at the end of the trial. ( From Missouri Station. ) 



development of pure-bred beef steers of checking their growth by 

 under-feeding. It was found that supplying a young, growing ani- 

 mal with a scant ration for only a short period will have no perma- 

 nent effect on its development. Even when insufficient feeding is 



