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BULLETIN 1138, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 22. — Experimental feeding of dried ox bruins and lamb brains with pol- 

 ished rice. 



Average. 



PEN 



25 per cent ox brains . . 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Average. 



Brain ration. 



Pigeon 

 No. 



Survival 

 period. 



Change 



in 

 weight. 



Result. 



PEN 67. 



15 per cent ox brains 



Do 



Do 



Do 



39 

 40 



•Jl 

 42 



Days. 

 13 

 16 

 55 

 19 



Per cent. 



-9.7 

 -13.4 

 -13.7 



-2.1 



Polyneuritis. 

 Do. 



Poor condition end of test. 

 Polyneuritis. 



-9.7 



—9. 3 Good condition end of test. 



— 12.5 Polyneuritic 



—3.6 Good condition end of test. 



— 1.4 Polyneuritis. 



-6.7 



PEN 69. 



20 

 21 

 22 



'23 



26 

 15 

 41 

 35 



-6.6 

 -4.0 

 —11.0 



-29.6 



Do. 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do. 

 Do. 

 Died. 











29 



-12.8 











PEN 70. 



16 

 17 



18 



119 



55 

 25 

 55 



22 



+0.9 



-11.8 



+4.8 



+0.8 





Do 



Polvneuritis. 



Do 







Died account injury. 







45 



-2.0 











1 Results from this bird excluded from average. 



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 200 





















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FiG. 36 — Dried lamb brains; changes in weights of pigeons fed. 



