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DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 12. 
Composition of Feeding Stuffs and Feces. 
ENS. Water|Ncérng.| Fat. ltcee Bar| Fiber. [Ash. QrZ80i0] yon! « 
Feeding Stuffs. % n q % q % % q, q, Cal. 
1439] Soy bean meal, -|10.7| 35.6 |18.6| 27.4 | 2.6 5.1| 84.2 | 5.046 
1433| Timothy rowen hay,| 13.5 | 15.2 | 4.7] 36.0 23:54 FE, 7Or4 | 3-080 
Feces. 
1454| Sheep A, - Pye O25.) 27:0" | 8,65) 35.4 |-20.6511.9)) 81.6! 4,690 
1455| Sheep B,~ - iO Opie. 2 1720. (635,022. 4 10.8| 83.2 | 4.636 
1456| Sheep C,- - pidge Ons) paul 560% 17.5) \\ 37 .2\ | 2127 |11s7| <82-0)) 41530 
1457| sheep E,_~ - ad tom a, 16.2 | 8.2| 39.6 | 21.9'| 9.6] 85.9 | 4.689 
and Percentages of Nutrients Digested. 






* Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
Weights of Foods Eaten, and of Feces for Five Days, and Weights 








































PERO eee Bet. (eres Hixts|) Fiber. 9) Aan. | geet 
Eaten in Five Days. Resae Tee Grams. fore Hee Grams. | Grams. 
Seep aus © - | 3,405 4/749 318 | 1,128 | 564 219 | 2,759 
Stee bE, fame--- | 3}405.] “749 318 | 1,128 | 564 219 | 2,759 
SiccpiC eee) |. 3,405) (749 BLO me 1,128) 9 504 219 | 2,759 
piicepelyiew =| 85405 Ic 740 318 | 1,128 | 564 219 | 2,759 
feces for Five Days. 
Sheep A, - 2 =) 1,064 181 g2 376 219 £27 868 
Sheep B, - = - 979 | 172 74 350 | 219 106 | 815 
Sheep C, - E z g60 150 1 357 208 P12 787 
Sheep E, - : Seles 180 gI 441 244 107 956 
Amounts Digested. 
eee pe teameee-c | > 568 226 752 | 345 92 | 1,891 
Ree ee Ain Life he B74 244 772% |. 9345 1134) F044 
CUO Oe RS en a 599 246 771 9350 107 | 1,972 
Sheep E, - - — 569 227 687 320 1125 t7o0d 
Percentage Digested. % % q, q % % 
ECPI g ie - — 75.8 Kod OGL7 Te OTe2 42.0°|) 68.5 
Sneep Bu - - — LPO 07 69:0: | 61.2 51.6] 70.5 
Sheep C, - - - — 80.0 77.4 65.4°) '.63:% ASeQ |) 71.5 
Sheep E, - - - — 76.0 71.4 GOMG. jers0.7 Riel.) 05.4 
Average, 2 - a Coase (4:2 66.3 60.6 40:2) | 69.0 
Fuel Value of Food for Five Days as Determined by the Bomb 
Calorimeter. 
Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Total | Per cent. 
of Food of of Food of Available | Available 
Eaten. Feces. | Digested. | Urea, Etc.| Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
, Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. % 
PHeEplA, ie. = | 14,775 |' 4,990 9,785 | 494 9,291 62.9 
piece Bes = 114,772 04.599.» 10,236 |. 502 9,734 65.9 
sheep .C, - SCA 7H. eds 540 10,426 521 9,905 67.0 
Sheep E, Perez k 4 775 ey Spel 9,550 | 494 9,062 61.3 
Average, - s ae i a SE rae 64.3 ~ 
