150 



MAlSrXJAL OF CATTLE-FJSEDING. 



able quantities of fat usually laid up ia tlieir bodies, and 

 is a circumstance favorable to economy in feeding. 



Eut though increasing the proportion of protein in a 

 ration may cause a gain of flesh, the experiments by Stoh- 

 mann, already cited, show that when the food is already 

 rich in this substance the gain is much smaller and is 

 accompanied by a greatly increased protein consump- 

 tion. 



CarT:>hydrates decrease the Protein Consumption. 

 — The following experiments by Yoit * on a dog show that 





Food. 



Fle^h 



Date of Experiment. 



Meat. 

 Gims. 



Cai bhydrates 

 G-rms. 



consumption. 

 Gnnb. 



June SS-Jidy 3, 1859,. » 



July 3-5, 1859 



500 

 500 



300-100 

 



502 

 564 







July 4-10,1804 



*' 10-19, " 



800 

 800 

 800 







100-400 







826 

 763 



*' 19-20, ** 



895 







July 23-26, 1864 



1,000 

 i:0OQ 

 1,000 







100-400 







1,028 

 902 



1,11^ 



*» 26-28, ^* 



" 28-Aug. 1, 1864 



Jime 29^uly 8, 1863 



July 8- '' 13, *' 



1,500 

 1,500 







200 



1,599 

 1,454 



Jan. 6,1859 



2,000 

 2,000 







200-300 



1,991 



" 7-11, 1859... : 



1,792 





* Z^ifcsclirifl t Biologie, V., 434. 



