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DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 

 RATIONS. 



Fed daily, Sheep II, 800 grams per day. 

 Fed daily. Sheep III, 800 grams per day. 



COMPOSITION OF FODDERS AND FECES. 



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FODDEKS. 





% 



% 



% 



% 



% 



H-O Horse Feed 



4080 



88.94 



96.36 



15.11 



65.84 



4.39 



Feces. 





Sheep II 



4087 



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86.90 



18.96 



44.62 



4.92 



Sheep III 



4088 



- 



90.67 



11.62 



48.01 



2.33 







TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEN AND FECES EXCRETED IN FIVE 

 DA.TS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 





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Sheep II. 



Grains. 



Granas. 



Grams. 



Grams. 



Grams. 



H-O Horse Feed 



3201.8 



748.2 



2453.6 



76.6 



3085.3 



650.2 



2435.1 



78.9 



483.8 

 141.9 

 341.9 



70.7 



2108.1 



333.8 



1774.3 



84.3 



140.6 



Feces 



36.8 





103.8 



Per cent digested 



73.9 



Sheep III. 





H-O Horse Feed 



3557.6 



3428.2 



537.6 



2342.3 



156.2 



Feces 



897.5 

 2660.1 



74.8 



813.8 



2614.4 



76.3 



104.3 

 433.3 



80.6 



430.9 



1911.4 



81.6 



20.9 



Digested 



135.3 



Per cent digested 



S6.6 



Average 



75.7 



77.6 



75.7 



83.0 



80.3 







