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PHYSIOLOGY OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 



TABLE No. V. 



Digestibility op the Nutritive Principles in Food-stuffs by Dif- 

 ferent Animals. — {Continued). 















Non-nitrogen- 





Prot; -.i ns 



Fats 





ous Extract- 















ive Matters. 



Fodders. 



a 



a 





8 



s 





g" 



g 







s 



e 





a 



3 



S 



g 



a 



a 



| 



B 

 d 







rt 



<U 





d 







d 



4) 





is 



s 



a 



% 



S 



3 



s 



s 



a 



10. Fodder Cakes of the various 











" 







nuts and seeds, as above, 





















after shelling, . . . 



80.0 



100.0 



88.0 



86.0 



100.0 



90.0 



63.0 



98.0 



86.0 



11. Wlieat-bran, 



70.0 



89.0 



82.0 



50.0 



77.0 



63.0 



71.0 



82.0 



76.0 



12. Meat-powder, 







95.0 







98.0 









Fish-guano, 

 Blood-powder, . . 







90.0 







76.0 













62.0 







100.0 







100.0 



13. Milk and dairy residues, 



91.0 



97.0 



94.0 



90.0 



99.0 



95.0 







98.0 



14. Brewed hops, 



26.0 



39.0 



33.0 



52.0 



77.0 



69.0 



43.0 



53.0 



47.0 



B. Hogs digest the following per- 





















centages of nutritive sub- 





















stances : — 





















1. Crushed barley, 



75.0 



80.0 



78.0 



65.0 



77.0 



68.0 



89.0 



91.0 



90.0 



2. Crushed peas, . . 



85.0 



90.0 



88.0 



36.0 



67.0 



50.0 



95.0 



99.0 



96.0 



3. Crushed corn, 



84.0 



88.0 



85.0 



74.0 



79.0 



76.0 



93.0 



96.0 



95.0 



4. Crushed beans, . . 







79.0 







71.0 







91.0 



5. Rye-bran, 







66.0 







58.0 







75.0 



6. Boiled rice, . 



88 



91.0 



90.0 













100.0 



7. Meat-powder, 



82.0 



99.0 



95.0 



82.0 



91.0 



87.0 









S. Blood-meal, . 







72.0 













92.0 



9. Crushed beetles, 



71.0 



81.0 



77.0 



79.0 



91.0 



83.0 









10. Skimmed sour milk, 







96.0 







95.0 







99.0 



11. Potatoes, 



















98.0 



12. Oil-cake, . . . . 



60.0 



75.0 



68.0 



75.0 



85.0 



80.0 



80.0 



90.0 



85.0 



13. Brewers' grains and malt, 



70.0 



80.0 



75.0 



60.0 



70.0 



65.0 



80.0 



90.0 



85.0 



C. Horses digest the following per- 





















centages of nutritive sub- 





















stances : — 





















1. Oats, 



77.0 



91.0 



S6.0 



71.0 



81.0 



78.0 



70.0 



78.0 



76.0 



2. Peas 







83.0 







70.0 







89.0 



3. Beans, . ... . . 



84.0 



90.0 



80.0 







80.0 



92.0 



96.0 



93.0 



4. Lupines, .... 







94.0 







37.0 







73.0 



5. Corn, ... 







78.0 







63.0 







94.0 



6. Barley, .... 



















87.0 



7. Prairie-hay, . . 



54.0 



66.0 



61.0 



14.0 



42.0 



23.0 



49.0 



62.0 



56.0 



8. Clover-hay, ... ... 



51.0 



60.0 



55.0 



28.0 



31.0 



29.0 



61.0 



67.0 



63.0 



9. Lucern-hay, . . . 



70.0 



75.0 



72.0 



21.0 



30.0 



26.0 



67.0 



71.0 



69.0 



10. Wheat-straw, 



27.0 



44.0 



36.0 



67.0 



100.0 



84.0 



17.0 



30.0 



24.0 



11. Meadow-grass, . , 







69.0 







13.4 







66.0 



12. Prairie-grass, . 



54.0 



69.0 



61.0 



13.0 



42.0 



22.0 



49.0 



66.0 



56.0 



13. Carrots, . . . . 







99.0 













94.0 





















99.0 



