Hogs
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ISBN10: 1152318071
ISBN13: 9781152318076
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.35 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781152318076
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.35 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...too coarse and fibrous; in other words, too woody. It is not concentrated enough; there is too much fibre relatively in it. On the other hand, corn or wheat are very efficient because they supply many more heat units or energy per pound weight than coarser materials, such as rough bran, corncobs, and other such feeds. Some feeds contain so much fibre and are so bulky, that an animal expends more on the gathering, chewing, swallowing, digesting and assimilating than he gets out of them. For instance, from peanut shells or certain kinds of wood ground up, an animal extracts nourishment by eating these, but it cost so much to get the nourishment out that he is the loser rather than the gainer. Why rob Peter to pay Paul if it's all in the family? All Factors Must Be Combined.--A correct relationship, one to another, of all of the factors named is required. This is a problem for the wisest of sages. Here is where the appetite of the pig comes in splendidly; oftentimes because he can select his own ration pretty well. Of course he makes mistakes, but under proper conditions he usually gets there in excellent shape. Grind Hard Grains.--Suitable physical preparation is necessary. Hard seeds, such as wheat, should be ground or soaked, perhaps both, rye the same, barley the same. Grains that have a hard outer husk, such as oats, should be well ground. Feeds that have an outer coating that is tough and fibrous, such as kafir or grain seeds, would need to be finely comminuted. Ear corn needs very little, if any, preparation for young growing pigs, because they do better when they pick the corn off the cob, and chew it up themselves, than when it is ground for them; that is, they make more economical returns per day and per pig. Some feeds require to...