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MANUAL OF CATTLE-FEEDING. 



■\\as doubled by the addition respectively of piotein (in the 

 foim of peas), gelatin, and aspaiagin, while tlie amount of 

 non-nitrogen#us nntiients remained practically the same. 

 Tliese additions to the original fodder weie made in the 

 opposite order in the two cases, in order that the nutritive 

 effect of the asparagin in each sheep might be compared 

 with that of protein in the other, and the inflnence o± in- 

 dividual peculiaiities be thus eliminated. 



The preliminary feeding was continued in each period 

 until the exeietion of nitrogen became constant, and the 

 excrements then collected for five days and analyzed. In 

 the statement of the results which follows, the aveiage per 

 day and head of these five days is given. 



PBKior> I 



Ration Sheep I and II , 500 grms hay, 200 grms starch, 50 grms. 



sujrar. 





Protera 



digested 



Grms 



Oarbhydrates 



digested 



Grms 



I'at 



digested 



Grms 



Nitrogen m 

 urine 

 Gims 



Gam of 



protein. 



Grms. 



Sheep I . 

 ** II 



22.21 

 22 86 



412 37 

 412 71 



9 89 

 9 67 



8 275 



3 388 



1744 

 09^ 



Period TL 



Hation • Sheep 1 , 500 grms hay, 200 grms starch, 50 grms sugar, 4? 

 grms asparagm , Sheep 11 , 500 grros. hay, 80 grms starch, 20 

 grms. sugar, 250 grms peas. 





Protein* 



digefeted 



Grms 



Carbbydrates 



digebted 



Grms 



Pat 



digested 



Grms 



Nitrogen m 

 unue 

 Grms 



Gam of 



protiem 



Grms 



Sheep I.. 



70 86 

 83 54 



41125 

 427 49 



9 87 

 14 08 



9 958 

 11099 



8 02^ 

 15 169 



♦ See Note on oppoate page. 



