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INDEX 



Milling processes, 247. 

 Mineral compounds, in animal 

 bodies, 44. 

 in ash of plants, 38. 

 elements, distribution of in ani- 

 mal body, 154. 

 equilibrium of in animal body, 



154. 

 functions of, 152. 

 relation to animal structure, 



153. 

 relation to tissue develop- 

 ment, 155. 

 relation to elimination of 



waste products, 154. 

 relation to muscular control, 



155. 

 relation to osmosis, 155. 

 relation to vital processes, 



152. 

 supply of, 156. 

 Mono-sacoharides, 70. 

 Motive power, source of, 11. 

 Mouth, the, 94. 



Muscular activity, relation to pro- 

 tein, 183. 

 control, relation to mineral ele- 

 ments, 165. 

 Mutton production, 371. 

 Myosin, 55. 

 Myosinogen, 55. 



New process linseed meal, 260. 

 Nitrogen, 16. 



compounds, relative impor- 

 tance of, 189. 

 supply of, 16. 

 uses of, 17. 

 Non-nitrogenous compounds, 

 classification of, 69. 

 composition of, 68. 

 Non-proteins, 66. 

 Nucleo-proteins, 58. 

 Nutrients, digestible, calculation 

 of, 297. 

 energy value of, 212. 

 energy values, 166. 

 functions of, 151. 

 how oxidized, 145. 



Nutrients, quantity for fattening 

 sheep, 374. 

 rate of oxidation, 146. 

 ,use in fasting metabolism, 312. 

 uses in milk production, 323. 

 Nutrition, laws of, 197. 

 Nutritive ratio, 295. 



Oat clippings, 250. 



grain, the, 249. 



huUs, 248. 

 Oats, as horse feed, 359. 



for working horses, 396. 

 Oil meal, 259. 



meals, the, 256. 

 Oils, methods of extracting, 257. 

 Old process linseed meal, 260. 

 Omasum, the, 102. 

 Organic and inorganic matter, 25. 

 Osmosis, relation to mineral ele- 

 ments, 155. 

 Oxidases, 146. 

 Oxygen, 14. 



uses of, 15. 

 Oxy-haemoglobin, 60. 



Palatableness, 292. 

 Pancreatic juice, the, 123, 108. 



enzyms of, 108. 

 Pectin bodies, the, 78. 

 Pellagra, 195. 

 Pentosans, the, 77. 

 Pentoses, the, 72. 

 Peptones, the, 62. 

 Pepsin, 104. 



in gastric juice, 104. 

 Phospho-proteins,_59. 

 Phosphorus, 18. 



compounds, relative efficiency 

 of, 157. 

 Physiological requirements, 294. 

 Pig, stomach of, 104. 

 Pigs, dairy wastes for, 384. 



unwise feeding, 382. 

 Plant ash, elements in, 21. 

 Plans, elements in, 20. 



new versus old species, 273. 

 flasma, of blood, 140. 

 Poly-saccharides, 74. 



