The Feeding of Farm Livestock |
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acid amount antibiotics average barley barley meal beet biological value bran breeds cakes and meals calf calves carbohydrates carotene cattle cereal clover contain crop crude fibre D.M. lb daily digestible dried grass dry matter energy and protein energy requirement energy value ensiled farm animals feeding value flaked maize fodder foodstuffs gallon of milk given grains grazing ground-nut growth herbage horse kale lactation linseed linseed cake live-weight increase lucerne maintenance ration maize maize meal mangolds mash meadow hay milk production milk yield minerals nitrogen nutritive value oat straw obtained offals palm-nut kernel cake pasture percentage phosphorus pigs poultry pound proportion protein content protein equivalent protein requirements quantities roots S.E. lb sheep silage soya bean stages of fattening starch and protein starch equivalent sugar sugar beet suitable supply swedes usually vitamin vitamin D weight white-fish meal whole milk winter young