The law of the nutrition of animals pointed out.

  • Thomson, Robert Dundas.
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[1848]
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    [From the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science for June 1848.] LXII. The Law of the Nutrition of Animals pointed out by Dr. R. D. Thomson, illustrated by F. Knapp, Ph.D., Professor of Technology and Chemistry in the University of Giessen. /''IN the farm of Boussingault at Bechelbronn, in order to ascertain the quantity of milk produced, seven cows were subjected to an accurate series of experiments extending over a whole year. They received daily 30 pounds of hay, or of those roots similar in composition, and yielded together