The Horse in Health And Disease : a Text-Book Pertaining to Veterinary Science for Agricultural Students
The book The Horse in Health And Disease : a Text-Book Pertaining to Veterinary Science for Agricultural Students was written by author Hadley, Frederick Brown, 1880- Here you can read free online of The Horse in Health And Disease : a Text-Book Pertaining to Veterinary Science for Agricultural Students book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Horse in Health And Disease : a Text-Book Pertaining to Veterinary Science for Agricultural Students a good or bad book?
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Feces represent the residue of digestion. They have a dis- agreeable, but not exactly a repulsive, odor even in health, due to indol and skatol. When digestive disturbances are present they become extremely offensive. They are collected in the pouch-hke dilatation of the rectum. When the rectum is sufficiently full to cause a reaction in its walls from pressure it is voluntarily emptied. The act is termed defecation. Voluntary defecation becomes im- possible when paralysis of the rectum exists.... The feces contain approximately 76 per cent, water, 21 per cent, organic matter, and 3 per cent, mineral matter. Grass and other succulent foods result in soft excreta, while dry foods, especially concentrates, have a constipating effect. The color varies with the character of the food. A thin coating of mucus covers the feces and gives them a shiny appearance. Smith observed that horses on a diet consisting 84 THE HOESE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE of 12 pounds of hay, 6 pounds of oats, and 3 pounds of bran passed 29 pounds 13 ounces of feces in twenty-four hours.
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