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MAlSrUAL OF CATTLE-FEEDING. 



ration and of tlie added protein went to form organized 

 protein. 



Some experiments on goats by Stolimann,* wlxich strik- 

 ingly illustrate the influence of the supply on the protein 

 consumptiouj may also be mentioned. The following table 

 contains all the essential data : 



1. 

 2, 

 3. 

 4. 

 5. 

 6. 

 7. 

 8. 

 9. 

 10. 



Date of Experi- 

 ment. 



May 23-29.. 



June 6-12 . . 



'' 20-26.. 



July 4-10... 



Aug. 8-14 . . 



*' 22-28.. 

 Sept. 5-11 . . 



'' 19-25.. 

 Oct. 3-9.... 



FODDEE PEE Day. 



Protein di- 

 gested 

 per day. 

 Urms. 



Protein 

 consump- 

 tion t 



pel day. 

 G'rms. 



Hay. 



G-rms, 



Unseed 

 mexl. 



G-rms. 



1,500 

 1,450 

 1,400 

 1,350 

 1,250 

 1,100 

 950 

 800 

 1,600a. 

 1,600&. 



100 

 150 

 200 

 250 

 350 

 500 

 650 

 800 

 

 



111.6 

 125.0 

 132.2 

 150.9 

 170.5 

 193.8 

 221.4 

 257.2 

 92.9 

 74.1 



C6.6 



79.4 



90.6 



90.1^ 



101.6 



117.9 



143.1 



173.7 



56 3 



41.9 



Gain of pro- 

 tein 

 l)er day, 

 G-rms. 



1.9 



9.0 



11.1 



23.4 



18 3 



27.4 



80.6 



27.4 



—4.4 



6.4 



Nothing could be more evident than the dependence of 

 the protein consumption on the supply in these experi- 

 ments. 



"We have seen that in a fasting dog the protein con- 

 sumption is at once increased by even the smallest ration 

 of meat. Some experiments by Grouven (loc, cit) seem 



* *' Biologische Sfcudien,*' Heft 1, p. 121. 



f Exclusive of the protein contained in the milk, which varied but 

 slightly. 



