DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 



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TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEN AND FECES EXCRETED IN FIVE 

 DAYS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 





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Sheep I. 



Oat hay (cut when in 



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Grams. 



2304.7 

 1080.4 



1224.3 



53.1 



1559.5 

 674.1 



8S5.4 



56.1 



2511.0 

 1225.4 



1285.6 



51.1 



1457.1 

 657.2 



799.9 



54.8 



.53.8 



Grams. 



2162.1 

 992.4 



1169.7 



54.1 



1463.2 

 6.30.3 



832.9 



56.9 



2.354.5 

 1120.3 



1234.2 



52.4 



1367.7 

 603.6 



764.1 



55.8 



54.8 



Grams. 



142.6 



88.0 



54.6 

 38.3 



96.3 

 43.8 



52.5 



54.5 



156.5 

 105.1 



51.4 



32.8 



89.4 

 53.6 



35.8 



40.0 



41.4 



Grams. 



184.8 

 101.5 



83.3 



45.1 



124.4 

 56.3 



68.1 



54.7 



194.0 

 106.5 



87.5 



45.1 



119.9 

 79.2 



40.7 



33.9 



44.7 



Grams. 



711.1 

 372.3 



338.8 



47.6 



483.8 

 241.2 



242.6 



50.2 



797.0 

 431.7 



365.3 



45.8 



441.1 

 203.8 



237.3 



53.8 



49.4 



Grams. 



1184.1 

 492.0 



692.1 



68.4 



800.1 

 813.0 



487.1 



60.9 



1278.5 

 555.0 



723.5 



56.6 



7.53.2 



298.4 



454.8 

 60.4 

 59.1 



Grams. 

 82.1 



Feces 



Digested 



26.6 

 55.5 



Per cent digested 



Sheep II. 



Oat hay (cut wlien in 



dough) 



67.6 

 54.9 





19.8 



Digested 



Per cent digested 



Sheep III. 

 Oat hay (cut ■when in 

 dough) 



35.1 

 63.9 



85.0 



Feces 



27.1 



Digested 



57.9 



Percent digested 



Sheep IV. 

 Oat hay (cut wlien in 



68.1 

 53.5 



Feces 



22.2 



Digested 



Per cent digested 



Average 



31.3 



58.5 

 64.5 







FUEL VALUE OF FOOD FOR FIVE DAYS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOJMB 



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Calories. 



Calories. 



Calories. 



Calories. 



Calories. 



% 



Sheep i; 



10466 



5016 



5450 



72.5 



5522.5 



52.7 



Sheep II 



7082 



3269 



3813 



59.2 



387"' . 2 



54 7 



Sheep III 



11402 



5703 



5699 



76.1 



5775 1 



50 6 



Sheep IV 



6617 



3193 



3424 



35.4 



3459.4 



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