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PHYSIOLOGY OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 



Normal Amounts of Food fob Cattle, Houses, Sheep, and Swine. 



For every kilogramme of body weight the following amounts of digestible 

 food-stuffs must be contained in the daily ration: — 







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Kilogrammes. 



1. Young Cattle. 































2-3 months old, 75 kg. 































weight, . ... 



21.0 



26.0 



23.5 



3.0 



5.0 



4.0 



9.5 



12.5 



11.0 



1,5 



2.5 



2.0 



17.0 



1:4.0 



3-6 months old, 150 































kg. weight, . . . 



23.5 



27.0 



25.0 



3.0 



3.5 



3.0 



9.5 



12.0 



11.0:'0.75 



1.25 



1.0 



15.0 



1:4.2 



6-12 months old, 250 





























kg. weight, . . . 



25.0 



30.026.'.' 



2.0 



3.0 



2.5 



9.5 



12.0 



11.0,0.4 



0.8 



0.6 



14.1 



1:5.0 



12-18 months old, 350 





























kg. weight, . . . 



25.0 



30.0 



26.0 



1.8 



2.5 



2.0 



9.5 



11.0 



10.5 0.3 



0.5 



0.4 



12.9 



1:5.7 



18-24 months old, 425 































kg. weight, 



25.0 



30.0 



26.0 



1.4 



1.8 



1.5 



9.0 



10.5 



9.5 



0.2 



0.4 



0.3 



11.3 



1:6.8 



2. Oxen. 































At rest, . . 



15.0 



20.0 



18.0, 



0.6 



09 



0.7 



5.5 



7.0 



6.5 



0.1 0.2 



0.15 



7.35 



1:1.0 



Working, . . 



24.0 



28.0[26.0i 



1.4 



1.8 



1.6 



8.0 



10.0 



9.0 



0.2 0.4 



0.3 



10.9 



1:6.0 



Severe working, 



24.0 



32.0 



28.0 



2.0 



2.8 



2.4 



10.0 



12.0 



11.0 



0.4 



0.6 



0.5 



13.9 



1:5.1 



3. Fattening Cattle. 































1st period, 



27.0 



30.0 28.5 



2.3 



3.0 



2,5 



11.0 



12.5 



12.0 



0.5 



0.7 



0.6 



15.1 



1:5.4 



2d " 



26.0:29.0 27.5 

 25.028.026.5 



2.8 



3.5 



3.0 



11.0 



12.0 



11.5 



0.6 



1.0 



0.7 



15.2 



1:4.5 



3d " 



2.5 



3.3 



2.7 



11.0 



12.0 



11.5 



0.5 



0.8 



0.6 



14.8 



1:4.8 



4. Milk Cows. 



21.0 



32.0 26.0, 



2.2 



2,8 



2 5 



9.5 



12.0 



10.0 



0.35 



0.6 



0.4 



12.9 



1:4.4 



5. Horses. 





























Working, . 



21.0 



27.o'24.0 



1.6 



2.0 



1.8 



8.0 



10.0 



9.0 



0.5 



0.8 



0.6 



11.4 



1:5.8 



Heavy work, 



23.0 



30 26,5 



2.5 



3.0 



2.8 



9.0 



12.0 



10.5 



0.6 



1.0 



0.8 



14.1 



1:4.5 



6. Young Sheep. 































5 -6 months old, 28 kg. 































weight, . . 



28.032":;"" 



2.5 



3.5 



3.2 



9.5 



11.5 



10.5 



0.7 



1.0 



0.8 



14.5 



1:4.0 



6-8 months old, 33-34 





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kg. weight, . 



26.0 



28.0 27.0 



2.5 



2.8 



2.7 



8.5 



10.5 



9.5 



0.5 



0.8 



0.6 



12.8 



1:4.0 



8-11 months old, 37- 





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38 kg. weight, 



23,5 



26.0 25.0 



2.0 



2.5. 



2.1 



7.5 



9.5 



8.5 



0.4 



0.8 



0.5 



11.1 



1:4.7 



11-15 months old, 41 



























kg. weight, . . 





25.0 24.5 ' 1.5 



2.0 



1.7 



6.5 



8.5 



7.5 



0.3 



0.5 



0.4 



9.6 



1:5.0 



15-20 months old, 42- 





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43 kg. weight, 



21.5 



25.0 23.o!ll,2 



1.6 



1.4 



6.5 



8.5 



7.5 



0.25 



0.4 



0.3 



9.2 



1:6.0 



