A STUDY OF RATIONS FED TO MILCH COWS. 
TABLE 9. 
ae: 
Summary of Total and Digestible Nutrients Fed per Day per 
Zooo Pounds, Live Weight, on Dairy Farms 
7m Connecticut. 


| Reference No. 


CLASSES OF Foon. 

[ Concentrated food, 
a. food, - 
Total food, - 
Concentrated food, 
yucoatse food, - 
i Total food, - 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, - 
Total food, - 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food,’ - 
Total food, - 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, - 
Total food, - 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, .- 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, - 
sEotal ood, .- 
( 
‘e 
| Total food, - 
Concentrated food, 
Coarse food, - 
Total food, - 
Beoncentrated food, 
{ Coarse food, - 
L Total food, - 
Total Food. 


51.9 
II.4 
(OA 7 


38.5 
fy (On. 
10.7 
27.9 
38.6 
10.6 
30.5 
alel 
One 
46.3 
| eae 
1s 
26.6 
| 34.1 2 
TAs 
eer 






12.2 



Organic Matter. 

= 
cow & 
Gy hoes 





12.2 
19.8 
32,0 
10.4 
23-3 
33.7 
6.3 
Hoy 



| 22.8 


DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS AND FUEL VALUE. 


Protein. 

Lbs. 
1.58 
-93 
2.51 
2.05 
-74 
2.79 
> 
n 


2.39 
.62 
3.01 
1.47 
1.15 
2.62 
220) 
.96 
3.16 
1.23 
.SO 
2.03 
1.44 
I.00 
2.44 
1.60 
1.56 
3.16 
1.20 
.96 
2.16 








Fat. 

Lbs. 
55 
44 
199 
-49 
36 
.85 
ately 
.28 
1.15 
.46 
47 
.93 
=19 
“49 
1,25 
ci 
30) 
87 
.65 
-44 
1.09 
.50 
43 
93 
58 
125 
.83 









Carbo- 
hydrates. 

ee 
io” 
n 
O Oo 
SIU 2% 
Oo 

18,24 
5.58 
9.61 
15.19 
4.65 | 
Tours 
TAS: 



4.99 
11.67 
16.66 
2.64 
12.55 
15.19 
3.58 
10.97 
14.55 
7-70 
10. 30 
18.00 
5aa5 
I1I.60 
16.95 
3.14 
8.91 
12.05 





Nutritive 
Ratio 

| H 
6,2 

Fuel 
Value. 

11790 
21660 
33450 
16300 
20700 
37000 
16770 
21180 
37950 
14000 
25800 
39800 
12200 
27200 
39400 
II1I0O 
23400 
34500 
19740 
22860 
42600 
15050 
26300 
41350 
10500 
19450 
29950 









