FATTENING STOCK.
POOD REQUIRED FOR GROWTH
AT FIRST.
When animals are young and still growing rapidly, practically all the food they can eat is required for maintenance and growth, and the surplus available for fat formation is relatively small; the gain in weight therefore consists mainly of non-fatty matter. But as the rate of growth diminishes available for fat forma-
tion increases, and the condition of the animals improve accordingly. The stored-up energy of fat is, however, about eight times that of the nonfatty tissue, and the amount of food required to produce each successive pound of gain therefore increases.
With a liberal allowance of food the rate of growth continues almost uniform up to a certain stage; it then diminishes rather suddenly, and the rate of fattening is correspondingly accelerated. This critical stage appears to be reached at from 440 days to 660 days in cattle.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3277, 10 March 1931, Page 2
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147FATTENING STOCK. King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3277, 10 March 1931, Page 2
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