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HORSE LXXXIX. 1st series (Health) (31st—56th weeks inclusive)—
TABLE IV.
Showing the total Nitrogen ingested and egested during 26 weeks observation
after the successful treatment of Surra.
Date
1895.
Weeks.
1
2
3
4
5
....
6
...
7
8
..
9
10
...
11
12
13
14
...
15
...
16
...
17
18
...
19
20
21
...
22
...
23
...
24
25
26
Nitrogen ingested in food.
Hay.
Lbs.
1.4000
1.9300
2.0200
1.9500
2.0500
2.0300
1.8700
1.8200
1.6900
1.9300
1.9000
1.7900
1.6800
1.8100
1.7300
1.7600
1.6200
1.5500
1.6000
1.6200
1.8800
1.7400
1.6500
1.5300
1.4800
1.5200
45.5500
Lucerne
Lbs.
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
3710
.4240
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
.3710
9.6990
Barley.
Lbs.
1.4490
1.3041
0.7659
1.4490
1.4490
0.6624
0.0970
0.0000
0.2898
0.5382
.5796
.5796
.5796
.5796
.5796
.5796
.5796
.2691
.4968
.5796
.5796
.5796
.5796
.5796
.5796
.5796
16.8847
Bran.
Lbs.
.3150
.4250
.9287
.3325
.3325
1.0650
1.4250
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
24.7737
Total.
Lbs.
3.5350
4.0301
4.0856
4.1025
4.2025.
4.1284
3.7630
3.2940
3.4008
3.8892
3.9006
3.7906
3.6806
3.8106
3.7306
3.7606
3.6206
3.2401
3.5178
3.6206
3.8806
3.7406
3.6506
3.5306
3.4806
3.5206
96.9074
Nitrogen egested in urine, dung and sweat.
Urea.
Lbs.
.4065
.4918
.6062
.5997
.7420
.6030
1.0457
.6892
.5825
.5923
.6378
.5679
.6595
.6383
.7251
.7676
.8366
.8029
.6432
.7339
.8834
.8274
.7342
.7284
.8505
.7146
18.1102
Hippur.
Acid.
Lbs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
.0800
.0184
.4498
.2554
.3908
.4744
.2444
.0929
.0594
2.0655
Sweat.
Lbs.
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
.0658
•0658
.0658
•0658
.0658
•0658
.0658
•0658
•0658
•0658
1.7108
Dung.
Lbs.
1.9842
2.3727
2.7459
2.5395
2.2351
2.4644
2.0808
2.3435
2.4853
2.7814
2.6521
2.8668
3.2567
2.9961
2.9148
3.0360
2.8560
2.8140
3.0600
2.7400
2.5400
2.7080
2.9460
2.9800
2.8020
2.8380
70.0393
Total.
Lbs.
2.4565
2.9303
3.4179
3.2050
3.0429
3.1332
3.1923
3.0985
3.1336
3.4395
3.3557
3.5005
3.9820
3.7002
3.7057
3.8694
3.7584
3.7627
3.7874
3.9895
3.7446
3.9920
4.2204
4.0186
3.8112
3.6778
91.9258
Difference
between
ingested
and
egested
Nitrogen.
Lbs.
+1.0785
+1.0998
+ .6677
+ .8975
+1.1596
+ .9952
+ .5707
+ .1955
+ .2672
+ .4497
+ .5449
+ .2901
— .3014
+ .1104
+ .0249
— .1088
— .1378
— .5226
— .2696
— .3689
+ .1360
— 2514
— .5698
— .4880
— .3306
— .1572
+8.4877
—3.5061
+4.9816
Equiva-
lent to
flesh at 1
Nitrogen ,
-30 flesh.
Lbs.
149.448
Body
weight
of
animals.
Lbs.
851.8
1,067.8
In-
crease.
Lbs.
210.0
Health Period after treatment.
Total gain (during the 26 weeks) in body weight = 216 lbs.
Lbs.
851.8 ... 1st day of investigation.
1,067.8 ... 182nd day of investigation.
Total gain ... 216.0 lbs.
Gain by Nitrogen ... 4.9816 lbs. Nitrogen.
30
149.4480 lbs. flesh at 1: 30.
Gain by Nitrogen
= 69.18 % }
„ Fat, moisture, &c. = 30.82 %
Quantity of dry matter digested in the whole period.
Total
„
„
„
Lbs.
Hay
eaten 4,555 less water
Lucerne „ 1,832
„
Barley
„ 1,144.69 „
Bran
„
661.95 „
10%=
83.3 % =
12%=
10.7 % =
Lbs.
455.50 =
1,526.05 =
137.36 =
70.82 =
Total dry matter ingested
Lbs.
4,099.50
305.95
1,007.33
591.13
6,003.91