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IMPERIAL COLLEGE OP 
Dry 
matter. 
Grams. 
Organic 
matter. 
Grams. 
Crude 
protein. 
Grams. 
Fibre. 
Grams. 
Fat. 
Grams. 
Nitro- 
genfree 
extract. 
Grams. 
Consumed: Bran. 
218.91 
196.35 
36.83 
41.75 
22.46 
95.31 
« Hay. 
624.26 
567.14 
76.41 
19.35 
207.26 
264.13 
„ Total. 
843.17 
763.49 
113.24 
61.10 
229.72 
359.44 
Sheep No. I. 
Excreted. 
297.95 
247.45 
39.14 
14.39 
80.44 
113.48 
Digested of the bran 
and hay. 
545.22 
510.04 
74.10 
46.71 
149.28 
245.95 
Digested of the hay 
alone. 
362.32 
324.76 
46.11 
9.25 
135.44 
151.95 
Digested of the bran 
alone. 
182.90 
173.28 
27.99 
37.46 
13.84 
94.00 
Digested percent of 
the components of 
the bran. 
83.55 
88.25 
76.00 
89.72 
62.05 
98.62 
Sheep No. II. 
Excreted. 
291.81 
342.56 
38.16 
■ 15.68 
77.99 
110.74 
Digested of the bran 
and hay. 
551.36 
520.93 
75.08 
45.43 
151.73 
248.70 
Digested of the hay 
alone. 
362.32 
342.76 
46.11 
9.25 
135.44 
151.95 
Digested of the bran 
alone. 
189.04 
178.17 
28.97 
36.28 
16.29 
96.74 
Digested percent of 
the components of 
the bran. 
86.31 
90.24 
78.66 
86.89 
72.53 
101.63 
Digestion coefficients, 
average. 
84.93 
89.25 
77.33 
89.31 
67.29 
100.08 
According to these results the rice brans are a very 
digestible food rich in available nutrients and surpassing 
in this respect all other kinds of cereal bran. Our sample 
contained in 100 p. of dry matter the following quantities 
of digestible nutrients :—- 
Crude protein. 
13.01 
Fat. 
16.84 
Fibre . 
43.43 
Nitrogenfree extract. 
6.90 
Admixtures of broken grains and meal of the interior 
