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Oat and Tare Silage 

 Table III {cont.). Composition of dry maUer. 



Crude protein* ... 



Ether extract ... 

 Nitrogen-free e.xtraetivcs 

 ('rude fibre 



Asli 



Pcpsin-HCl insoluble protein 



* Crude protein as dcterinini-d on fresh faeces 



Tabic 1\'. Digesiihility of green ouls and lures. 



Daily ration: 4000 gni. green oats and tares. 

 Sheep 1. 



(Jnnsumed (green oats 



and tares) 

 Voided ... 



Digested 



Digestion (-oeHieicnts, "{, 



Total 



dry 



matter 



129!)-(IO 

 409-37 



829-63 

 63-80 



Organic Crude 



matter 

 gm. 



1197-55 

 411-30 



786-19 

 65-65 



protein 

 m. 



Ether 

 extract 



140-09 

 54-13* 



86-56 

 01-53 



39-24 

 18-82 



20-42 

 52-04 



Sheep II. 



* Calculated on nitrogen of fresh faeces. 



I'rulcin digcslibilil// cvrrcded for metnhnlic nitrogen. 



SuKKp I Sheep II 



Protein coiisuniod, i;ni. ... ... ... 140-69 



Pepsin-insoluble protein \iiided, f.'m. ... 24-59 



Protein digested, gm. ... ... ... 116-10 



Corrected digestion coefficient, % ... 82-52 



Mean corrected digestion eoeliieient, % 82-5 



140-69 

 24-55 



11614 

 82-55 



Ash 

 gm. 



1(11-45 

 58-01 



43-44 



42-82 



The Siitisfactory a<ireompnt displayed by the results for the two shee]) 

 will be noted and also that the agreement in the case of the protein 

 digestion coetiicicnts becomes still more marked after the large correction 

 for metabolic nitrogen has been made. 



