DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 



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TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEN AND FECES EXCRETED IN FIVE 

 DAYS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 





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 B 3 

 bit: 



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1) 



Grams 



Grains 



Grams 



1633.7 



106.3 



123.9 



1678.1 



114.5 



133.7 



3311.8 



220.8 



257.6 



1640.2 



148.9 



97.5 



1671.6 



71.9 



160.1 



962.8 



26.6 



64.4 



708.8 



45.3 



95.7 



42.2 



39.6 



71.6 



1529.8 



100.4 



118.0 



1678.1 



114.5 



133.7 



3207.9 



214.9 



251.7 



1523.3 



153.0 



102.1 



1684.6 



61.9 



149.6 



795.5 



27.1 



63.4 



889.1 



34. S 



S6.2 



53.0 



32.9 



64.5 



1592.4 



103.9 



121.6 



1678.1 



114.5 



133.7 



3270.5 



218.4 



255.3 



1566.7 



144.1 



95.5 



1703.8 



74.3 



159.8 



S77.5 



28.9 



64.6 



826.3 



45.4 



95.2 



49.2 



39.7 



71.2 



48.1 



37.4 



69.1 



Sheep I. 



Fed in hay 



Fed in "Royal Oat Feed".. 



Total fed.. 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from hay 



Digested from "Royal Oat 



Feed" 



Per cent digested from 



"Royal Oat Feed" 



Sheep II. 



Fed in bay 



Fed in "Royal Oat Feed" 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from hay 



Digested from "Royal Oat 



Feed" 



Per cent digested from 



"Royal Oat Feed" 



Sheep III. 



Fed in hay 



Fed in "Royal Oat Feed" 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from hay 



Digested from "Royal Oat 



Feed" 



Per cent digested from 



"Royal Oat Feed" 



Average 



1740 

 1792.6 

 3532.6 

 1789.1 

 1743.5 

 989.5 



754.0 



42.1 



1630.2 

 1792.6 

 3422.8 

 1676.3 

 1746.5 

 822.7 



923.8 



1696.3 

 1792.6 

 3488.9 

 1710.8 

 1778.1 

 906.8 



871.3 



47.3 



Grams Grams 



564.3 

 447.8 

 1012.1 

 580.0 

 432.1 

 332.7 



99.4 



20.0 



528.0 

 447.8 

 975.8 

 517.0 

 458.8 

 264.5 



194.3 



43.4 



549.9 

 447.8 

 997.7 

 545.9 

 451.6 

 294.7 



156.9 



35.9 



33.1 



898.2 

 1034.8 

 1933.0 

 935.0 

 998.0 

 538.0 



460.0 



83S.0 

 1034 8 

 1872.8 

 875.0 

 997.8 

 442.5 



555.3 



53.7 



874.2 

 1034.8 

 1909.0 



899.7 

 1009.3 



492.2 



517.1 

 50.0 

 50.9 



Grams 



47.3 

 61.7 



109.0 

 '-'7.7 

 81.3 

 27.7 



53.6 



45.8 

 61.7 

 107.5 

 29.2 

 78.3 

 25.1 



53.2 



86.2 



46.7 

 61.7 

 108.4 

 25.7 



82.7 

 26.2 



91.6 



FUEL VALUE FOR FIVE DAYS. 













































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Royal Oat Feed. 

















7941 

 7941 

 7941 



4612 

 3651 

 3902 



3329 



4290 

 4039 



83 

 75 

 83 



3246 

 4215 

 3956 



40. 9 



Sheep II 



53.1 



Sheep III 



49.8 



