By referring to the feed tables furnished by the analysts of this
country and Europe, the farmer can learn the constituents of foods.
Then, knowing the ration required, he can take different foods and
compound in the right proportions aimed at in feeding, whether for
work, for growth, for fat, for bare maintenance, or for milk. We give
the German standards for feeding animals:
PER DAY AND PER 1,000 LBS. LIVE WEIGHT.
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Nutritive digestible sub.
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ANIMALS. Total Albumi- Carbo- Total Nutritive
organic dry noids. hydrates. Fat. nutritive ratio.
substance. sub.
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lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs.
1. Oxen at rest in stall 17.5 0.7 8.0 0.15 8.85 1:12
2. Oxen moderately worked 24.0 1.6 11.3 0.30 13.20 1:7.5
3. Oxen heavily worked 26.0 2.4 13.2 0.50 16.10 1:6.0
4. Oxen fattening, 1st period 27.0 2.5 15.0 0.50 18.00 1:6.5
Oxen fattening, 2d period 26.0 3.0 14.8 0.70 18.50 1:5.5
Oxen fattening, 3d period 25.0 2.7 14.8 0.60 18.10 1:6.0
5. Cows in milk 24.0 2.5 12.5 0.40 15.40 1:5.4
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GROWING CATTLE--PER DAY AND PER HEAD.
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Age. Average live weight
Months. per head.
2 to 3 150 pounds 3.3 0.6 2.1 0.30 3.00 1:4.7
3 to 6 300 pounds 7.0 1.0 4.1 0.30 5.40 1:5.0
6 to 12 500 pounds 12.0 1.3 6.8 0.30 8.40 1:6.0
12 to 18 700 pounds 16.8 1.4 9.1 0.28 10.78 1:7.0
18 to 24 850 pounds 20.4 1.4 19.3 0.26 11.96 1:8.0