DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 



141 



TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEN AND FECES EXCRETED IN FIVE 

 DAYS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 



h£ 



.. 



c 3 



OS 



03 



a 



C 



CM 



Grams 



Grams 



Grams 



2849.6 



330.4 



384.8 



1361.0 



162.1 



231.7 



1488.6 



168.3 



153.1 



52.2 



50.9 



39.8 



2849.6 



330.4 



384.8 



1302.6 



207.8 



232.8 



1547.0 



122.6 



152.0 



54.3 



37.1 



39.5 



53.3 



44.0 



39.7 



55 « 



Sheep I. 



Clover silage 



Feces 



Amount digested . 

 Percent digested.., 



Sheep III. 



Clover silage 



Feces 



Amount digested — 



Percent digested.., 



Average 



Grams 



3180.0 



1523.1 



1656.9 



52.1 



3180.0 



1510.4 



1669.6 



52.5 



52.3 



Grams 



1182.3 



527.4 



654.9 



55.4 



1182.3 

 532.0 

 650.3 

 55.0 

 55.2 



Grams 



1159.1 



537.3 



621.8 



53.7 



1159.1 



488.9 



670.2 



57.9 



55.8 



Grams 

 123.4 

 64.6 



58.8 



47.7 



123.4 



48.9 

 74.5 

 60.4 

 54.1 



FUEL VALUE FOR FIVE DAYS. 













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3 





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$ 



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3 



3 





3 



^3 







es 



cS 



3.5? 



cS 



C.O 





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 food . 



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3 ° 



r ® 



Is 



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j- 3 



Cm sS > 



Clover Silage. 















Sheep I .v 



14793 

 14793 



7199 

 6806 



7594 



7987 



133 

 132 



7461 



7855 



50.4 



Sheep III 



63.1 







