DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 



145 



TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEN AND FECES EXCRETED FOR THREE 

 DAYS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 



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Grams 



Grams 



Grams 



Grains 



Grams 



Grams 



2646.0 



2468.4 



177.6 



277.5 



802.8 



1323.5 



1154.2 



1071.6 



82.6 



91.3 



438.8 



505.8 



1491.8 



1396.8 



95.0 



186.2 



364.0 



817.7 



56.4 



56.6 



53.5 



67 1 



45.3 



61.8 



2205.0 



2057.0 



148.0 



231.3 



669.0 



1102.9 



908.9 



840.0 



68.9 



85.1 



330.1 



394.9 



1296.1 



1217.0 



79.1 



146.2 



338.9 



708.0 



58.8 



59.2 



53.4 



63.2 



50.7 



64.2 



57.6 



57.9 



53.5 



65.2 



48.0 



63.0 



fa 



Sheep II. 



Hay 



Feces 



Amount digested... 

 Per cent digested. 



Sheep IV 



Hay 



Feces 



Amount digested . . 



Per cent digested . 



Average 



Grams 

 64.6 

 35.7 

 28.9 

 44.7 



53.8 

 29.9 

 23.9 

 44.4 

 44.6 



FUEL VALUE FOR FIVE DAYS. 









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Hay. 

















11872 



5472 



6400 



162 



6238 



52.6 



Sheep IV 



9894 



4236 



5658 



126 



5532 



55.9 



