164 



Oat and Tare Silage 



Tabic XX. Drij mutter balances per 100 gm. dry matter cotisumed. 



Sheep I Sheep II 



* Allowance made for volatile a(-ids as acetic acid (Iiiat 

 = 3490 cals.— Berthelot). 



I if conil Hist ion of acetic acid 



Table XXII. Energy balances per 100 gm. dry matter consumed. 



Sheep II 



Sheep I 



Period 



Green oats and tares 

 Oat and tare hay 

 Oat and tare silage 



G loss 

 energy of 

 foodstulf 



ral.-. 



424-4 

 421-1 

 433-83 



Loss of 



energy 



in faeces 



Cals. 



1.5.5-97 

 156-76 



u;ns9 



Loss of 



energy 



in urine 



Cals. 



10-62 

 13-37 



13-84 



Loss of 



energy 



in fiieces 



Cals. 



158-12 

 156-99 

 160- 10 



The above figures enable the metabolisable energy per 10(1 II 

 foodstufi to be calculated. The results are expressed in therms 

 = 1000 Cals.). 



Talilc XXIIl. Metabolisable energy per 100 lbs. dry foodstuff . 



Lo.ss of 

 energy 

 in urine 



Cals. 



1 1,59 



16-40 



I .'. O.T 



b,s. of dry 

 (1 therm 



It \vill be noted that the agreement between the results for the sheep 

 is again qiute satisfactory. The above figures, however, still require cor- 

 rection for the energy lost in the gaseous excreta, which could not, of 



