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DIGESTIVE COEFFICIENTS 
Chicken A-l 
Intake 
grams 
Outgo 
grains 
Assimilation 
grams 
Coefficient 
Organic matter_ - - 
82.86 
47.56 
35.30 
42.60 
Crude protein . _ ... _ .- 
14.33 
7.26 
7.07 
49.33 
Ether extract- _ _ 
3.94 
1.99 
1.95 
49.49 
Crude fiber_ _ 
6.00 
5.45 
0.55 
9.10 
Nitrogen free extract_ -.. 
58.59 
32.86 
25.73 
43.91 
Chicken A-2 
Organic matter_ 
82.86 
47.74 
35.12 
42.38 
Crude protein _ _ .. -- 
14.33 
7.77 
6.56 
45.89 
Ether extract-, . - -- 
3.94 
1.89 
2.05 
52.03 
Crude fiber . . - .. - 
6.00 
5.34 
0.66 
11.01 
Nitrogen free extract ._ 
58.59 
32.74 
25.85 
44.12 
Chicken A-3 
Organic matter .. _ - 
75.95 
43.28 
32.67 
43.01 
Crude protein 
13.13 
7.15 
5.98 
45.54 
Ether extract 
3.61 
1.70 
1.91 
52.91 
Crude fiber 
5.50 
5.01 
0.49 
8.97 
Nitrogen free extract - 
53.71 
29.42 
24.29 
45.22 
Chicken A-4 
Organic matter--- - 
90.63 
49.20 
41.43 
45.70 
Crude protein ___ - - 
15.67 
9.60 
6.07 
38.73 
Ether extract - - - 
4.31 
1.93 
2.38 
52.22 
Crude fiber. - - _ 
6.56 
6.02 
0.54 
8.16 
Nitrogen free extract_ 
64.09 
31.65 
32.44 
56.01 
Chicken A-5 
Organic matter_ - - 
98.40 
50.06 
48.34 
49.12 
Crude protein _ 
17.02 
9.40 
7.62 
44.77 
Ether extract_ 
4.68 
2.37 
2.31 
49.35 
Crude fiber. - - 
7.12 
6.55 
0.57 
7.99 
Nitrogen free extract... 
69.58 
31.74 
37.84 
54.38 
Chicken A-6 
(h-pnnie matter 
98.40 
53.94 
44.46 
45.19 
Crude protein_ _ 
17.02 
9.48 
7.54 
44.59 
Ether extract 
4.68 
2.53 
2.15 
45.94 
Crude fiber - . _ __ 
7.12 
6.41 
.71 
10.00 
Nitrogen free extract - - - 
69.58 
35.52 
34.06 
48.91 
