Composition of Animal Body. 



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Percentage composition of the entire bodies, the carcasses and the offal 

 of ten animals of different descriptions, or in different conditions 

 of maturity — Lawes and Gilbert, 



Description of animal. 



Mineral 

 matter 

 (ash). 



Nitroge- 

 nous sub- 

 stance. 



Fat. 



Total dry 

 sub- 

 stance. 



Water. 



Contents 

 of stom- 

 ach and 

 Intestln's 

 In moist 

 state. 



Division I. Per cent. In the entire animal (fasted live weight). 



Fatcalf 



Half-fat ox. 

 Fat ox , 



Fat lamb 



Store sheep 



Half-fat old sheep . 



Fat sheep 



Extra-fat sheep .... 



Store pig., 

 Fat pig 



3.80 

 4.66 

 3.92 



2.94 

 3.16 

 3.17 

 2.81 

 2.90 



2.67 

 1.65 



15.2 

 16.6 

 14.5 



12.3 

 14.8 

 14.0 

 12.2 

 10.9 



13.7 

 10.9 



14.8 

 19.1 

 30.1 



28.5 

 18.7 

 23.5 

 35.6 

 45.8 



23.3 

 42.2 



33.8 

 40.3 

 48.5 



43.7 

 36.7 

 40.7 

 50.6 

 59.6 



39.7 

 54.7 



63.0 

 51.5 

 45.5 



47.8 

 57.3 

 50.2 

 43.4 

 35.2 



55.1 

 41.3 



3.17 

 8.19 

 5.98 



8.54 

 6.00 

 9.05 

 6.02 

 5.18 



5.22 

 3.97 



Means of aU 



3.17 



13.5 



28.2 



44.9 



49.0 



6.13 



Division II. Per cent. In carcass. 



Fatcalf 



Half-fat ox. 

 Fat ox 



Fat Iamb 



Store sheep 



Half-fat old sheep.. 



Fat sheep 



Extra-fat sheep 



Store pig . 

 Fat pig 



Means of all , 



Division III. Per cent. In offal (excluding contents of stomach and Intestines). 



Fatcalf 



Half-fat ox. 

 Fat ox 



Fat lamb 



Store sheep 



HaLf-fat old sheep . 



Fat sheep 



Extra-fat sheep .... 



Store pig. 

 Fat pig..... 



Means of aU 



3.41 

 4.05 

 3.40 



2.45 

 2.19 



2.72 

 2.32 

 3.64 



3.07 

 2.97 



3.02 



17.1 

 20.6 

 17.5 



18.9 

 18.0 

 17.7 

 16.1 

 16.8 



14.0 

 14.8 



17.2 



14.6 

 15.7 

 26.3 



20.1 

 16.1 

 18.5 

 26.4 

 34.5 



15.0 



22.8 



21.0 



35.1 

 40.4 

 47.2 



41.6 

 36.3 

 38.9 

 44.8 

 54.9 



32.1 

 40.6 



41.2 



64.9 

 59.6 

 52.8 



58.5 

 63.7 

 61.1 

 55.2 

 45.1 



67.9 

 59.4 



58.8 



