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VETERINARY HYGIENE 



during its digestion. A mash ought not to exceed 3-| lbs. of 



bran. 



Analysis of Bean (Wolff). 



Rye. 



This is seldom used as a food excepting on the Continent 

 of Europe. 



It is a grain suited to poor soils, and in some parts of 

 England it is sown as a catch-crop to provide spring keep 

 for sheep. It is also said to be a good soiling food for 

 horses. 



The grain is very liable to the attack of a fungus 

 (p. 165). 



Rice. 



In the East this is sometimes used in the feeding of 

 horses, especially for supplying the needful carbo-hydrate 

 where highly nitrogenous grains are being given. 



It is a grain poor in nitrogen, almost deficient in fat, but 

 contains an abundance of starch. If employed as a feeding 

 grain for horses it should be given crushed. 



Millets. 



These represent a group of cereals, largely but not ex- 

 clusively used by people in the East. They contain a fair 

 proportion of proteid, a large amount of starch, and but 

 little salts or fat. 



The parts most used as food for animals are the green 

 stalks with the young flowering heads, and the straw after 

 threshing. The Belooch mares in the Punjab receive 

 scarcely any other grain than millet, and are capable of 

 extraordinary exertion. 



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