Mar. as. 191S Energy Values of Feeding Stuffs for Cattle 



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Table III. — Losses of energy and their percentage distribution 



Feeding stuff and 

 experiment No. 



Timothy hay: 



174'^ 



190 



igo 



190 



190 



Average. 



300. 

 200. 

 300. 



300. 



Average. 



307. 

 307. 

 307. 

 307. 



Average. 



Red-clover hay: 



179 



. 179 



Average. 



186. 

 186. 

 186. 



Average. 



Mixed hay: 



311 



311 



3ZI 



SIX 



3X1 



3XX 



Average. 



Alfalfa hay: 



208 



208 



308 



308 



308 



308 



308 



308 



D-A 

 3 



Average 1 4.407 



Dry matter 



eaten per 



day and 



head. 



4.483 

 2,001 

 3.493 

 1.774 

 2,610 



2,470 



2,647 

 4.42s 

 2,470 

 3.80s 



2,974 

 4,892 

 2,79s 

 4.630 



4.439 

 3.144 



2.933 

 5.02s 

 4.139 



Gm 



3S6 



6, 204 

 3.498 

 1,786 

 6.092 

 3.149' 

 1,608 



2,155 

 1.300 

 4.170 

 2.408 

 1. 413 

 4.744 

 3.099 

 3, 119 



Energy per kilogram of dry 

 matter. 



Cats 

 4.554 

 4.502 

 4.488 

 4.503 

 4.483 



4.494 



4.S10 

 4.509 

 4.510 

 4.509 



4.509 



4.509 

 4.521 

 4.509 

 4.521 



4.513 



4.450 

 4,426 



4.438 



4,490 

 4,489 

 4,478 



4.486 



4,400 

 4.391 

 4.390 

 4.393 

 4.391 

 4.39° 



4.393 



4.407 

 4.407 

 4,410 

 4.407 

 4,406 

 4.403 

 4.407 

 4,406 



losses. 



Cats. 

 2.439 

 2. 209 

 2.306 

 2. 209 

 2. 176 



2,22s 



2.17s 

 2.250 

 2.092 

 2. 164 



2, 170 

 1. 841 



1,875 

 1. 918 



1,940 

 1. 8s 



1,842 

 1. 817 

 1.852 



1,837 



2.077 

 1.837 

 1,956 

 1,906 

 1,878 

 1. 917 



Cats 

 156 

 164 

 128 

 141 

 125 



139 



ISS 

 153 

 168 

 167 



204 

 199 



224 

 208 



306 



326 

 301 

 290 



306 



209 



234 

 255 

 208 

 220 

 238 



1.929 



3.X34 

 2, X86 

 2.043 

 2, 105 

 2,037 

 2. I 

 2,066 

 2,013 



344 

 266 



23 X 



249 

 248 

 233 

 243 

 250 



Cats. 

 28s 

 309 

 303 

 342 

 304 



315 



"301 

 '326 

 b 



368 



357 

 378 



355 



364 



309 

 324 



303 



243 

 254 



267 



285 

 332 

 345 

 300 

 319 

 3S8 



363 

 273 

 341 



Cats 

 1.674 



X,820 



I. 751 

 x.Sii 

 1.878 



la 



4* O 



go 



J*ercentage losses. 



-- 



Cats. 

 3.483 

 3.429 

 3.480 

 3.399 

 3.484 



53.56 

 49.06 

 51-38 

 49.07 

 48.55 



1,815 3.448 49.51 



1.866 

 1. 80s 

 1.924 

 1,866 



1, 86s 



3,096 

 2.077 

 2.032 

 2.040 



2,061 



1.895 

 X.937 



x,926 



2,019 

 2, X29 

 3,082 



2,076 



1,829 



1,990 



1834 



3.59 

 3.566 

 3.565 

 3.565 



49-91 

 46-39 

 48.00 



3.573 



48.13 



3,457 40.82 

 3.4821 41-77 

 3.378 41. S8 

 3.456. 42 



3.443 41.66 



3.373 43-61 

 3.452 41-95 



3.460 

 3.637 

 3.578 



41.03 

 40.49 

 41.36 



3,5S8r 40-95 



3,442 47.20 

 3,406 41.83 

 3,294 44. S7 

 1.979I 3.463 43-39 

 1.974 3.420^ 42.76 

 1.877 3.313 43.68 



1,9x4 



1,777 



x,682 



.895 



3.390 43.92 



3,529 48. 2X 



3.437 49. 6x 



3,697 46-33 



276 1,777' 3.5x8 47.78 



281 x,84o[ 3,528 46. 24 



2x8 1.768 3.655 49-61 



270 x,828 3.594 46-90 



280 X.863 3.576 45.69 



3-44 

 3- 64 

 2.86 

 3-14 

 2.79 



3- 09 



3-44 

 3-40 

 3-72 

 3.70 



3.57 



4-52 

 4.40 

 4-97 

 4-6x 



4- 61 



6.8: 

 6- so 



6.69 



7-25 

 6- 72 

 6.48 



6. 25 

 6.87 

 6.75 

 7.60 

 6.78 



7. 01 



6-97 

 6.68 

 7.24 

 6- 92 



0-94 



8.X7 

 7.90 

 8.38 

 7-84 



8.07 



6.94 

 7-33 



6.75 

 5-41 

 5.68 



6.49 



7' 



7.85 



6.82 



36.7s 

 40.43 



39. ox 



40. 20 

 41-88 



40.39 



41.37 

 40-01 

 42- 6s 

 41-38 



41.36 



46.49 

 45.93 

 45.07 

 45-13 



45-66 



42.58 

 44-22 



44-97 

 47-38 

 46.48 



46.28 



41.56 

 45- 30 

 41-78 

 43-04 



7.27, 44.97 

 8. xsl 42. 76 



7.3s 43.56 



5-54 

 6.03 

 5.24 

 5.64 

 5.63 

 5.29 

 5.51 

 5-68 



5-93 

 6.X7 



3.46 

 6.26 



40.32 

 38. X9 

 42.97 

 40.33 



6.37 41.76 



4.95 



6. X2 



6.37 



40.15 

 41.47 



42. 26 



2.09s 246 262 1,804' 3.567 47.54! 5.58! 5.94 40.94 

 and therefore differ somewhat from the averages of 



o From analyses of individual samples for each period, 

 Table I. 



t> Corrected to .V equilibrium, using Rubner's factor, 7-45 Calories per gram A', 

 c Computed by difference. 



