VI CONTENTS 



CHAPTER rV „,„„„ 



PAGES 



The CoMPOtTNDS op Animal Ntjtbition .... 26-46 

 The classes of compounds, 32; Distribution of ele- 

 ments, 33. Waier: Measurement of water-content, 34; 

 Hygroscopic water, 35; Physiological water, 36; Water 

 in living plants, 37; Sap or plant juice, 38; Proportion 

 of water in plants, 39; Effect of stage of growth on 

 water-content, 40; Influence of soil moisture, 41; Supply 

 of water to plants, 42; Water in feeding-stuffs, 43; Con- 

 ditions affecting water-content of feeds, 44; Relation of 

 water to preservation of cattle foods, 45; Water in the 

 animal, 46; Variations of water-content of animal 

 bodies, 47. Ash: Mineral compounds in the ash of plants 

 and animals, 48; Rearrangement of ash elements during 

 ignition, 49; The ash compounds of plants, 60; Varia- 

 tions of plant ash, 61; Variations of ash due to species, 

 52; The distribution of mineral compounds in the differ- 

 ent parts of the plant, 53; Influence of manufacturing 

 processes on the ash constitutents, 64; The min eral 

 compounds of animal .bodies, 65; The distribution of 

 . inorganic compounds in the animal body, 66; Ash ele- 

 ments in the soft tissues, 57; Ash elements in the blood, 

 68. 



CHAPTER V 



The CoMPotrNDS op Animal Nutrition, Continoeii 



The Niteogbn Compounds 47-67 



The importance of protein, 59. Protein: How protein 

 is determined, 60; So-called proteins greatly unlike 61* 

 Classification of proteins, 62; The true proteins, 63- 

 Ultimate composition of proteins, 64; Familiar exam- 

 ples of proteins, 65. Simple Proteins: The albumins 

 66; The globmins, 67; Plant globulins, 68; Animal glob^ 

 ulinsy 69; Glutenins, 70; Alcohol-soluble proteins 71- 

 Albuminoids, 72; Histones, protamines, 73. Conjugated 

 Proteins: Nucleo-proteins, 74; Glyco-proteins, 75- , 

 Phdspho-proteins, 76; Haemoglobin, 77; Lecitho-pn> 

 teins, 78. Derived Proteins: 1. Primary Protein Deriva- 

 tives: Proteins and metaproteios, 79; Coagulated pro- 



