36 
FRENCH MILITARY VETERINARY MEDICINE. 
Series. 
VI. 
VII. 
VIII. 
IX. « 
X. 
in our 
6th, 7th , and 8th Series . — Exclusive Feeding. 
Composition of the Experimental 
Ration as compared with the Condition of the Horses. 
Regulation Ration. 
Straw 
- Hay . 
Oats.. 
24 lbs \ height and circumference diminished. 
s ' t Increased vigour. 
24 lbs {Weight diminished. Circumference 
‘ ( augmented. Vigour diminished. 
24 lbs { Weight and circumference diminished. 
‘ \ Vigour augmented. 
Hay . 
Straw 
| Oats.. 
I 
' 
Oats . 
< 
Straw 
.Hay .. 
24 lbs { Weight of body augmented. Same 
' ( circumference of abdomen. 
.24 lbs. 
,24 lbs. 
,24 lbs. 
,24 lbs. 
,24 lbs. 
Weight and circumference augmented, 
f Weight augmented in one horse; di- 
) minished in another. Circumfer- 
j ence the same in one horse; aug- 
L mented in another. 
C Weight considerably diminished. 
j Great vigour. Circumference di- 
j minished in one horse ; the same in 
another. 
f The weight of one horse has become 
) augmented; that of another dimi- 
j nished. The circumference is the 
same. 
Idem. 
Hay None Y 
Straw (cut into chaff) ( 
Augmented f 
Oats Augmented J 
Straw (cut into 
Bruised oats . . . . 
chaff) 16 lbs. 
12 lbs 
{ 
Vigour augmented. Health perfect. 
Great diminution of vigour. They 
drink much. 
Dull, without energy. Disgusted with 
their food. 
Barley 
Straw . 
Oats.. 
Rye .. 
Oats .. 
Straw. 
4 lbs.') 
.Augmented > 
.Diminished J 
8 lbs. v 
.Diminished > 
Augmented ) 
Weight diminished, 
lioration. 
Weight diminished, 
tion. 
Sensible ame- 
Slight ameliora- 
Barley 8 lbs. ) Augmentation of weight. More vi- 
Straw Augmented) gour. 
Rye 8 lbs. / Augmentation of weight. Less vi- 
Straw Augmented ) gour. 
The above is the detail of the experimental results to which, 
last month’s “ review,” our corollary (at vol. xxii, p. 693, 
