CHAPTER VIII 
FEEDING DAIRY CATTLE 
Tue feeding of the dairy cow differs essentially from the feeding 
of the horse. This is due, in part, to the increased digestive ca- 
pacity and to the nature of the resulting product. The object is 
to feed the cow so as to secure the maximum milk production. 
Wourr-LeHMAN STANDARD SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF FOOD REQUIRED 
PER 1000 Pounps Live WEIGHT FOR THE GROWING AND THE 
Marvure Cow yYietpIne VARYING QUANTITIES OF MILK 
DicEsTIBLE NUTRIENTS 
ConpiTIon or ANIMAL Sees 7 : nt Rago 
Protein Ree Fat 
Growing Cattle, Dairy Breeds 
Age, Mo. Weight 
2-3 150 23 4.0 13.0 2.0 1:4.5 
3-6 300 24 3.0 12.8 1.0 1:5.1 
6-12 500 27 2.0 12.5 0.5 1:6.8 
12-18 700 26 1.8 12.5 0.4 1:7.5 
18-24 900 26 1.5 12.0 0.3 1:8.5 
Milking Cows, when yielding 
Daily 
11.0 lb. of milk 25 1.6 10.0 0.3 1:6.7 
16.6 lb. of milk 27 2.0 11.0 0.4 1:6.0 
22.0 lb. of milk 29 2.5 13.0 0.5 1:5.7 
27.5 lb. of milk 32 3.3 13.0 0.8 1:45 
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