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THE COMMON COLICS OF THE HORSE 



This diet, therefore, gives a total digestible feed of 

 20'8 pounds, having an albuminoid ratio of about i to 

 io'5. An average-sized cart-horse, doing a fair day's 

 work, is therefore receiving about the correct quantity 

 of total food ; but the balance is not good, the albuminoids 

 being insufficient. 



An approximately correct diet may be compounded as 

 follows : 



This gives 2o|^ pounds digestible food, with an albu- 

 minoid ratio of about i to 8-2. It is, therefore, nearly 

 theoretically correct, and, being of a compound character 

 as regards class of foods, would be an excellent diet. 



It should, however, be noted that these rations should 

 be very considerably reduced on non-working days, as 

 they are under those circumstances very wasteful, being 

 much in excess of the requirements of the animal, and 

 thus giving the horse more work to do to digest it. 



In conclusion, it may be pointed out that it is a very 

 simple matter to arrange a diet from the tables given to 

 suit any particular case, all that is necessary being to work 



