Live Stock. 



48 



[July, I9i«. 



The buffalo milk is much richer than 

 the cow milk, being about 3 % higher in 

 Fat and 1 % higher in Solids-not-fat. 



tiitrogen. Proteids. 

 Per cent'. Per cent. 



Morning .. 073 4*56 Average of 18 samples 



Evening .. 074 4 - 63 -Average of 27 samples 



Average .. 0735 4 - 59 Average of 45 samples 



It will be seen that the percentage is 

 higher than that obtained from English 

 and Colombo Cows' milks, they yield 

 usually 05 per cent, and - 6 per cent, of 

 Nitrogen respectively. 



Buffalo milk is not usually sold as 

 such, but is mixed with cow milk and 

 water, and, due to the richness of buffalo 

 milk a great temptatiou is offered to 

 milk vendors to water it down to the 

 eonsistency of cow milk ; but, now that 

 samples are constantly being tested, tbie 

 is not so common. 



The foods commonly used in Colombo 

 for cattle feeding are Rice bran, Dhall 

 husk, Wheat pollard, Cotton seed, 

 Ulundu, Gingelly Poonac, Mauritius 

 grass, Rice canjee ; these are mixed in 

 different proportions ; each dairy has 

 its own formula. 



Analyses of Cattle Food. 



Moisture at 100°C 



Ether Extraction 



*Albuminoids 



Carbohydrates 



Fibre 



Ash 



Soluble Ash (Water) 

 *Containing Nitrogen 









Wheat 



Wheat 









Pollard 



Pollard 



Rice Bran 



Dhall Husk. 



Rice Canjee. 



"A." 



"B." 



Percent. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



10-00 



11-30 



96-34 



12-50 



11-80 



7-60 



2-3(, 



0-06 



3-50 



3-80 



13-81 



8-12 



o-io 



13-62 



13-81 



52-20 



41-43 



2-81 



61-48 



58-59 



6'75 



29-65 



0-07 



620 



8-40 



9-61 



7-20 



0-62 



2-70 



3 60 



100-00 



100-00 



100 00 



100-00 



100-00 



2'44 



1-80 



0-57 



1-20 



1-68 



2-21 



1*30 



0-016 



2-18 



2-21 



Cotton Seed. 

 Per cent. 



Moisture at 100°C ... 9-50 



Ether Extraction 17-90 



* Albuminoids ... 15-75 



Carbohydrates ... 32'74 



Fibre ... ... 20'35 



Ash ... ... 3-76 



100-00 



Soluble Ash (Water) 1-36 



'Containing Nitrogen 2'52 





Gingelley 



Mauritius 



Ulundu. 



Poonac. 



Grass. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



11 '60 



10-80 



83-00 



1 5ft 



13-40 



0-21 



22-75 



31-75 



2 01 



53-59 



29-00 



7-67 



4-80 



3-65 



5 61 



5-76 



11-40 



1/50 



100-00 



100 00 



.100-00 



1-32 



1-50 



0-89 



3'64 



5-08 



0-33 



Food- values of Material used as Food for Milch Cows in 



Colombo Dairibs. 



Food. 



Proteids. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Fat. 



Equivalent to 

 Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Nutritive 

 Ratio. 



Rice Bran 



.. 13-81 



52-20 



7-6 x 2-3 



17-48 



l: 5* 



Dhall Husk 



.. 8-12 



41-43 



2-3 x 2-3 



5 29 



1: 5-7 



Rice Canjee 



.. o-ot 



2'81 



0'06 x 2-3 



0-14 



1: 29-5 



Wheat Pollard . 



.. 13 62 



61-48 



3-5 x 2 3 



8-05 



1 : 51 



Cotton Seed 



.. 15-75 



32-74 



17-9 x 2-3 



41-17 



1: 4-7 



Ulundu 



.. 22-75 



53-59 



1-5 x 2-3 



3-45 



l: 2-5 



Gingelly Poonac 



.. 31-75 



29-00 



13-40 x 2 3 



30-82 



l: 1-9 



Mauritius Grass . 



.. 2-01 



7-67 



0-21 x 2-3 



0'48 



l: 4- 



