DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 



159 



TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEN AND FECES EXCRETED IN FIVE 

 DAYS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 



Sheep I. 



Hay 



Feces , 



Amount digested . , 

 Per cent digested. . 



Sheep II. 



Hay 



Feces 



Amount digested . . 

 Percent digested. . 



C = 



Grams 

 34S0.0 

 1501.1 

 1978.9 

 56. S 



3480.0 



1723.6 



1756.4 



50.5 





Sheep III. 



Hay I 3480.0 



Feces j 1634.3 



Amount digested ! 1845.7 



Per cent digested j 53.0 



Average 53.4 



Grams 

 3267. 4 

 1341.8 

 1925.6 

 58.9 



3267.4 



156S.5 



169S.9 



52.0 



3267.4 



148S.0 



1779.4 



54.5 



55.1 



Grams 



212.6 



159.3 



53.3 



25.1 



212.6 



155.1 

 57.5 



27.0 



212.6 



146.3 



66.3 



31.2 



27. S 



Grams 



247.8 



119.0 



128.8 



52.0 



247. S 

 114.6 

 133.2 

 53.7 



247.8 



115.1 



132.7 



53.5 



53.1 



Grams 



1128.6 



463.2 



665.4 



59.0 



1128.6 

 563.3 

 565.3 

 50.1 



1128.6 



544.4 



5S4.2 



51. S 



53.6 



Grams 



1796.4 



720.4 



1076.0 



59.9 



1796.4 

 S47.8 

 948.6 

 52.8 



1796.4 

 785.9 



1010.5 

 56.3 

 56.3 



Grams 

 94.6 

 39.2 

 55.4 

 58.6 



94.6 

 42.8 

 51. S 

 54. S 



94.6 



42.6 

 52.0 

 55.0 

 56.1 



FUEL VALUES FOR FIVE DATS. 





































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JI 



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3° 



3h5 



25 

 £3 



a 



Ill 



Fodder: Hat. 

















15973 



6800 



9173 



112 



9061 



56.7 





15973 



7889 



8084 



116 



796S 



49.9 



Sheep III 



15973 



7523 



S450 



115 



8335 



52.2 







