DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP 



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TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD BATES AND I'M ES EXCRETED IN FIVE 

 DAYS AND PER CENT DIGESTED. 









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Grams 



Grams 



117.7 



515.5 



•2-27.5 



206.2 



345.2 



721.7 



100.2 



374.0 



245.li 



347.7 



61.2 



304.1 



183. S 



43.6 



SO. 8 



21.1 



123. 9 



564.3 



227.5 



Z06.2 



351.4 



770.5 



104.3 



420.1 



247.1 



350.4 



66.6 



282.6 



180.5 



67.8 



79.3 



32.9 



123.9 



564.3 



227.5 



206.2 



351.4 



770.5 



111.0 



396.8 



240.4 



373.7 



66.4 



292.1 



174.0 



SI. 6 



76.5 



39.5 



TS.9 



31.2 



SHEEP I. 



Feil in hay 



Fed in oats 



Total fed , 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from hay , 



Digested from oats 



Per cent digested from oats. 



Sheep II. 



Fed in hay 



Fed in oats 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from hay 



Digested from oats 



Per cent digested from oats. 



Sheep III. 



Fed in hay 



Fed in oats 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from hay 



Digested from oats 



Per cent digested from oats. 



Average 



Grams 



Grams 



Grams 



1582.3 



1484.0 



98.3 



1736.8 



1673.8 



63.0 





3157.8 



161.3 



1213.0 



1114.6 



98.4 



2106.1 



2043.2 



62.9 



898.8 



S74.1 



24.7 



1207.3 



1169.1 



38.2 



69.5 



69.8 



60.6 



1740.0 



1633.7 



106.3 



1736.8 



1673. S 



63.0 



3476.8 



3307.5 



169.3 



1319.1 



1214.5 



104.6 



2157.7 



2093.0 



64.7 



878.2 



849.4 



28.8 



1279.5 



1243.6 



35.9 



73.6 



74.3 



57.0 



1740.0 



1633.7 



106.3 



1736. S 



1673.8 



63.0 



3476.8 



3307.5 



169.3 



1314.8 



1188.7 



126.1 



2162.0 



211S.8 



43.2 



922.9 



8S9.7 



33.2 



1239.1 



1229.1 



10.0 



71.3 



73.4 



15.9 



71.5 



72.5 



44.5 : 



Grams 



S06.1 

 1141.3 



1947.4 

 609.4 



1338.0 



482.8 



S55.2 



74.9 



898.2 

 1141.3 

 2039.5 



660.5 

 1379.0 



474.3 



904.7 

 79.3 



89S.2 

 1141.3 

 2089.5 



648.7 

 1390. S 



505.2 



885.6 

 77.6 



77.3 



Grams 



44.7 

 98.8 



143.5 

 31.0 



112.5 

 26.2 

 86.3 

 87.3 



47.3 

 98.8 



146.1 

 29.6 



116.5 

 25.9 

 90.6 

 91.7 



47.3 

 9S.S 



146.1 

 32.2 



113.9 

 26.0 

 S7.9 

 89.0 



89.3 



FUEL VALUES FOR FIVE DAYS. 



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<- ei"S 



Fodder: Oats 



Sheep I , 



Sheep II 



Sheep III 



S137 

 8137 



8137 



3179 

 2190 

 2270 



4957 

 5947 



4S67 



160 

 157 

 152 



4797 

 5790 

 5715 



60.0 

 71.2 

 70.2 



