COTTONSEED MEAL FOR HORSES. 7 



frequent attacks to which she had been subject. A post-mortem 

 examination showed malformation of the small intestine. A pocket 

 had been formed in the intestine wall, which rendered the passage of 

 food quite difficult. The frequent attacks of colic were no doubt due 

 to stoppage of feed in the pocket of the intestine. At the time of 

 death this pocket contained about a gallon of rather solid refuse. 

 The death of the mare could not be attributed directly to the effects 

 of cottonseed meal, as she had not been eating meal since August 

 28, at which time she gave birth to a foal. 



SUMMARY OF EXPERIMENT. 



The following table gives a brief summary of the experiment, 

 showing the weights of various^ animals at the beginning of the test 

 and the last weights, gain or loss in weight, quantities of cottonseed 

 meal consumed, and a condensed statement of effects observed on 

 each animal. 



Summary of experimental feeding. 



Horse. 



Weight 

 at begin- 

 ning of 

 experi- 

 ment. 



Final 

 weight. 



Gain 

 (+)or 



loss 

 (-) in 

 weight. 



Meal 

 fed at 

 begin- 

 ning of 

 experi- 

 ment. 



Meal 

 fed at 

 end of 

 experi- 

 ment. 



Effects observed. 



Stanley 



Virginia 



Pounds. 

 1,510 



1,500 

 1,520 



1,475 

 1,443 



1,295 

 1,520 



1,770 

 1,325 



1,250 



1,315 

 1,260 



965 



965 

 970 



995 



Pounds. 

 1,425 



1,570 

 1,670 



1,475 

 1,485 



1,410 



Pounds. 



- 85 



+ 70 

 + 150 



Pound. 



X 



Pounds. 

 2 



Intermittent colic atttacks when fed large 

 amounts of cottonseed meal. 



Maude 



Myrtle 



i 



li 



Refused ration containing over 1 pound of 

 cottonseed meal. 



Nell 



+ 42 

 +115 



X 



11 



Died Sept. 25 from colic. Post-mortem ex- 

 amination showed malformation of small 

 intestine. Death not attributed directly 

 to feeding cottonseed meal. 



Queen 



Bertina 



X 





Died June 4, pneumonia. Death not at- 

 tributed to feeding cottonseed meal. 



Fauna 



1,780 

 1,480 



1,375 



1,390 

 1,440 



950 



960 

 940 



940 



+ 10 

 +155 



+125 



+ 75 

 +180 



- 15 



- 5 



- 30 



- 55 





Pet 



X 



4, 



X 



4 



3 



n 



Died Sept. 8. Stomach and intestines 



highly inflamed from excessive feeding of 



cottonseed meal. 

 No ill effects observed, although the mare 



would refuse to eat large quantities of the 



meal. 



June 



May 



Castanette . . . 

 Gladstone 



i 



3 



No ill effects observed from feeding large 

 quantity of meal. 



Feeding cottonseed meal discontinued June 

 16, as'he had acquired a dislike for it and 

 constantly refused to eat a ration con- 

 taining it. 



Georgia 





Brown Bess.. 

 Evarts 



i 



2 



No ill effects observed. The mare occa- 

 sionally would leave a portion of the cot- 

 tonseed meal. 











CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 



Horses should be taught to eat cottonseed meal by giving them a 

 very small quantity at first, about one-quarter of a pound a day, 

 and increasing it very slowly, so that they gradually become accus- 

 tomed to the taste and odor of the meal. 



