436 Dlgestihility of Palm Kernel Cake, etc. 



Digestibility of Basal Ration. 



{Period I.) 



We may now turn to consider the results obtained in the different 

 periods of the experiment, taking first Period I, in which the basal 

 ration of hay and palm kernel cake I was fed. The essential data 

 and the digestion-coefficients deduced therefrom are summarised in 

 Table III. 



Table III. Period I. {Basal Ration.) 



Average Daily Ration: 447-6 gms. "Seeds" Hay +115 gms. Palm 

 Kernel Cake I. 



Sheep 1. 



Total • Nitrogen- 



Diy Organic Ash Crude True Ether free Crude 



Matter Matter (Sand -free) Protein Protein Extract Extractives Fibre 



gms. gms. gms. gms. gms. gms. gms. gms. 



404-8 380-9 220 45-2 39-4 7-65 223-7 104-4 



102-5 98-2 3-6 20-9 20-5 9-65 51-1 16-6 



Consumed : 



Clover Hay ... 

 P. K. Cake No. I 



Total 



Voided 



Digested ... 



Digestion Coefficients, % 



Consumed 

 Voided 



Digested ... 



Digestion Coefficients, % 



507-3 

 164-0 



479-1 

 147-7 



25-6 

 12-7 



66-1 

 231 



59-9 

 20-7 



17-30 

 3-66 



274-8 

 68-2 



1210 

 52-8 



343-3 



67-7 



507-3 

 155-7 



331-4 



09-2 



479-1 

 140-6 



12-9 43-0 



50-4 65-1 



Sheep 2. 



25-6 

 11-3 



66- 1 

 20-0 



39-2 



65-4 



59-9 

 17-3 



13-64 



78-9 



17-3 

 4-0 



206-6 



75-2 



274-8 

 64-4 



351 -6 

 69-3 



338-5 

 70-6 



14-3 

 55-9 



461 

 69-8 



42-6 

 711 



13-3 

 76-9 



Average Digestion Co2ffi 

 dents, % 



.. 68-5 69-9 53-2 67-4 68-3 77-9 



Corrected Digestibility of Protein. 



Sheep 1 



210-4 

 76-6 



75-9 



68-2 

 56-4 



121-0 

 52-3 



68-7 

 56-8 



56-6 



Sheep 2 



Total pepsin-insol. protein voided, gms. 

 Digestion Coefficients, % 



. I Crude Protein 



^ \ True Protein 



Crude True Crude True 



Protein Protein Protein Protein 



11-6 11-6 9-9 9-9 



82-5 80-7 85-1 83-5 



83-8 % 



82-1 % 



In view of the uncertainties of work with animals the agreement 

 between the results yielded by the two sheep must be regarded as very 

 satisfactory. The results for crude fibre show remarkably close agree- 

 ment. 



