12 BULLETIN 1138, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 4 
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FEEDING TESTS WITH SHEEP MUSCLE. 4 
The results of the feeding test with sheep muscle are shown in 
Table 5. Each sample of muscle was derived from a single hind 
saddle of lamb, 1. e., the two hind quarters. Sample 680 used in the 
rations fed to pens 15 and 16 represents a fairly fat, medium-weight 
carcass; sample 716 was taken from a light carcass of the same qual- 
ity; while sample 719 represents an extra-fat, heavy-weight carcass 4 
of superior quality. Fy 
TABLE 5.—Experimental feeding of dried sheep muscle and polished rice. 
: Pigeon | Survival Change in! 5 
Meat ration. | No. period. weight. | Result. 
PEN 15. | | 
Days. | Per cent. | 
15 per cent lamb muscle No. 680. ---| 50 15 —14.0 | Polyneuritis. 
DOH caso saete BORNE ee | 49 te) $=20:9 Do. 
DOr oa a ae eee ieptes | 52 22. —16.7 Do. 
Ones eet a et eee | 51 le I Do. 
FAV CLAS Cee vs Seni ae eel See 19.5 —18.5 | 
PEN 16. | 
25 per cent lamb muscle No. 680. -- | 56 20 —5.1 Do. T 
IDOLS AE See eee as See eee 55 29 —20.8 Do. 
WDOrs2 2325s es ee 53 | 41 —33. 2 Do. 
AW era zeunes te nes fi MSD sages ie 30 —19.7 
PEN 17. 
25 per cent lamb muscle No. 716...-| 44 ss fe st P Do. 
Ye er a ae ec | 83 AS) ih Do. 
Dols sels eee ee ae 200 Sie 6-0 Do. 
DOs ete aS te ee es | 6 47 —22.9 | Very thin at close of test. 
SACRA SCE once me me eo cea ne |Eaemeenuay a 33.5 —16.9 
PEN 18. | 
25 Der cent lamb muscle No. 719... .| oC ae aes |All birds in normal condition at 
Dow i hm eoeteen te ee Peeago 2D Eel Gest Gh ese 
SAV CTALC eis sete eee ie peg ee ee ee 32 +4.6 
PEN 19. | | | 
15 per cent lamb tongue No. 619. | 62 | Shien sese Polyneuritis. 
DOle nes Se a eee 16 | 18 —11.9 Do. 
DOsee RS oes ee ee ge eyes 198 24 —20.3 | Do. 
DOD soa eee ee 28 | 35 —12.4 Do. 
TA VCTAR 6 oa. Rael aac eae oe | esac = 23.8 —14.5 
PEN 20. 
25 per cent lamb tongue No. 619..-. 37 25 =9:.9)| Do. 
DD Orns Bik ee, Sa enn ngen 63 32 —4.9 Do. 
LULU ernie Ciel reat Sa se ee 24 55 —7.6 | Fair condition at close of test. 
DOE 2k Cee aa ee eee te 61 55 —3.5-|=" De. 
ING CTAS C2 Ses me oe cree cn fo) Eee ene 41.8 —6.5) 
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The result of the test with pen 15 indicates that the ration contain- 
ing 15 per cent of lamb muscle, No. 680, had a very low antineuritic 
value, about the same as that of the autoclaved polished rice fed to 
pens 2and 3. The antineuritic value of the ration which contained 25 
per cent of the same lot of lamb muscle was somewhat higher as 
measured by the survival periods of the two pens of birds, but the 
loss in weight was about the same. 
