MANUAL OF CATTLE- FEEDING. 3 



I. The General La^w's of Animal Nutrition, or tliat 

 portion of animal pliysiology wliicli treats of tlie so-called 

 " vegetative functions." Tliis includes the composition of 

 the animal body, the processes of digestion, circulation 

 and respiration, and the production of flesh, fat, and work. 



II. The Composition and Digestibility of Feedings- 

 Stuffs. 



III. The Feeding of Farm Animals — a consideration 

 of the kind and quantity of food required for the various 

 purposes for w^hich such animals are kept* 



