DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 



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TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEM AND FECES EXCKETED IN FIVE 

 DAYS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 



St; 



Sheep I. 



Fed in hay 



Fed in mixed feed 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from bay 



Digested from mixed feed .. . 



Per cent digested from mixed 



feed 



Sheep II. 



Fed in li ay 



Fed in mixed feed 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Total amount digested 



Digested from hay 



Digested from mixed feed ... 



Per cent digested from mixed 



feed 



Sheep III. 



Fed in hay 



Fed in mixed feed , 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Grams 



1740 

 1752.8 

 349-2.8 

 1468. 2 

 2024.6 

 989.5 

 1035.1 



59.1 



1740 

 1752.8 

 3492.8 

 1468.9 

 2023.9 

 87S.2 

 1145.7 



65.4 



1740 

 1752.8 

 3492.8 

 1476.0 



Total digested 2016. S 



Digested from hay 922.9 



Digested from mixed feed ... 1093.9 

 Per cent digested from mixed 

 feed I 62.4 



Average 



62.3 



Grams 



1633.7 

 1652.4 



3280.1 

 1322.4 

 1964.7 

 962.8 

 1001.9 



1633.7 

 1652.4 

 3286.1 

 1323.8 

 1962.3 

 849.4 

 1112.9 



67.4 



1633.7 

 1652.4 

 3286.1 

 1330.2 

 1955.9 

 SS9.7 

 1066.2 



64.5 



64.2 



106.3 

 1(0.4 

 206.7 

 145.8 

 60.9 

 26.6 

 34.3 



34.2 



106.3 

 100.4 

 206.7 

 145.1 

 61.6 

 28.8 

 32.8 



32.7 



106.3 

 100.4 

 206.7 

 145.8 

 60.9 

 33.2 

 27.7 



27.6 



Grams 



Grams 



123.9 



504.3 



227.5 



255.2 



351.4 



819.5 



143.9 



442.6 



207.5 



376.9 



64.4 



332.7 



143.1 



44.2 



62.9 



17.3 



123.9 



564.3 



227.5 



255.2 



351.4 



819.5 



142.6 



444.8 



20S. 8 



374.7 



66.6 



282.6 



142.2 



92.1 



62.5 



36.1 



123.9 



564.3 



227.5 



255.2 



351.4 



S19.5 



143.3 



446.9 



208.1 



372.6 



66.4 



292.1 



141.7 



80.5 



62.3 



31.5 



62.6 



28.3 



Grams 



1088.7 

 1&86.9 



708.9 

 1278.0 

 538.0 

 740.0 



68.0 



898.2 

 1088.7 

 1986.9 



709.1 

 1277.8 



474.3 



803.5 



73.8 



898. 2 

 108S. 7 

 1986.9 



712.5 

 1274.4 



505.2 



70.7 



70.8 



Grams 



47.3 

 81.0 



128.3 

 26.9 



101.4 

 27.7 

 73.7 



91.0 



47.3 

 81.0 



128.3 

 27.3 



101.0 

 25.9 

 75.1 



92.7 



47.3 

 81.0 



128.3- 

 27.5 



100.8 

 26.0 

 74. 8 : 



92.4 



92.0' 



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Sheep I 



7909 

 7909 



2497 



191S 



5412 

 5991 



125 

 124 



5287 

 5867 



C6.8 





74.2 



Sheep III 



7909 



2105 



5753 



123 



5640 



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