DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS. 



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DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 62 (CORN MEAL.) 



Materials used: Hay, skimmed milk, corn meal. 



This experiment was undertaken to determine the effect of 

 feeding a large amount of digestible protein, on the digestibility 

 of corn meal. 



The results with the different animals are not as close as is 

 desirable, but the average coefficient for protein agrees very well 

 with the average obtained in Experiment VI. It is possible 

 that the ration fed was a little too heavy, especially for sheep 3, 

 hence the low digestion coefficient obtained. The coefficients 

 obtained in experiments VI and VII were used in calculating 

 the digestibility of the hay and milk. 



RATIONS. 



Fed daily each sheep, hay, 300 grams; milk, 3,500 grams; 

 corn meal, 300 grams. 



COMPOSITION OF FODDERS AND FECES. 







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Fodders: 



Hay 



Skimmed milk 



Corn meal 



Feces: 



Sheep I 



Sheep II 



Sheep III 



4061 

 4075 

 4062 



4071 

 4072 

 4073 



% 

 83.50 



9.50 

 85.16 



% 



% 



% 



% 



% 



94.11 



5.S9 



9.47 



31.82 



50.70 



92.15 



7.S5 



37-50 





53.37 



98. CO 



2.00 



12.10 



1.96 



80.37 



81.39 



18.61 



18.45 



21.84 



38. G6 



80.85 



19.15 



20.22 



20.90 



37.36 



85.00 



15.00 



17.13 



26.30 



39.05 



% 



2.12 

 1.28 



3.57 



2.44 

 2.37 

 1.92 



