Digestion Experiments With Wethers. 



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EXPERIMENT X. 



Alfalfa Hay (Second Cutting). 



SHEEP K. 



Amount fed, 6,620 grams. 



Amount of orts, 00 grams. 



Amount of feces (air dry), 2,112 grams. 



Feed.. 

 Feces. 



ANALYSIS. 



Nitrogen- 

 Ether Crude Crude free 



Water Ash extract fiber protein extract 

 ...7.26 8.93 1.99 27.63 15.65 38.54 



...2.82 12.70 3.21 46.63 9.25 25.39 



AMOUNTS IN GRAMS. 



Dry Ether Crude 



matter Ash extract fiber 



Fed and consumed 6139.4 591.2 132.0 1829.0 



Feces 2052.4 268.3 67.7 984.7 



Digested 4087.0 322.9 64.3 844.3 



Per cent digested.... 66.57 54.62 48.71 46.16 



Nitrogen- 

 Crude free 

 protein extract 

 1036.3 2550.9 

 195.4 536.3 



840.9 

 81.14 



2014.6 



78.98 



SHEEP KK. 



Amount fed, 5,700 grams. 



Amount of orts, 00 grams. 



Amount of feces (air dry), 1,856 grams. 



ANALYSIS. 



Average Digestion Coefficients of Alfalfa Hay (Second Cutting). 



Dry 



matter Ash 



Sheep K 66.57 54.62 



Sheep KK 66.03 54.41 



Ether 

 extract 

 48.71 

 49.56 



Crude 

 fiber 

 46.16 

 46.07 



Nitrogen- 

 Crude free 

 protein extract 

 81.14 78.98 



79.56 78.40 



AVERAGE 66.3O 54.51 49.13 46.12 8O.35 78.69 



