The Feeding of Farm Live Stock |
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amount animal average barley meal biological value bran breeds cakes and meals calf calves carbohydrates carbon carotene cattle cent cereals clover contain crop crude fibre D.M. lb daily decorticated deficiency digestible dried grass dry matter energy and protein energy requirement energy value ensilage farm feeder feeding stuffs feeding value flaked maize fodder given grains grazing green food ground-nut growth herbage horse leguminous linseed cake live-weight increase lucerne maintenance ration maize meal mangolds mash meadow hay milk production milk yield minerals mixed nitrogenous nutritive value oat straw oats obtained offals palm-nut kernel cake pasture pigs proportion protein content protein equivalent protein requirements quantities roots S.E. lb Sainfoin seeds separated milk sheep silage sows soya bean stages of fattening starch and protein starch equivalent sugar beet suitable supply swedes usually vitamin vitamin D weatings weight wheat whey white-fish meal whole milk winter young