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DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 18. 





et Water sc 6.5, 
feeding Stuffs. fo ho 
| Clover rowen*— 
1512! Sample 1, - ETIETO SOM. 8:0 
1513|. Sample ag, - a Ke, 4.8 
| Average, - | 74.4) 4,8 
Feces, | 
1503) Sheep B, - tl Sef cie ide? 
TSO4 Sheep Fy - ey 5: Onleers 2 

* Fed green. 








ING 
Fat. free Tet 
% % 
Mit eLO.0 
PLA) 12,2 
Gap bid ow 
| 4.6 | 35.5 
4:7 | 34.7 


Fiber. 

h 
2 
“JO 
28.8 
| ieee 
Composition of Feeding Stuffs and Feces. 



205 


Organic) Fuel 
Ash. Matten | Vane + 
% % Cal. 
2 Ta 2 Ts eal OSS 
204 |. 2K pe is284 
9.2) 23.4 | 1.169 
1,2, 83/0. |.47415 
EIn3 POF. 7 dao 

+ Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
Weights of Foods Eaten, and of feces for Five Days, and Weights 
and Percentages of Nutrients Digested. 


































rail brea rae | Bt. | iter, | aan [Steal 
Ee rire in) Five Days. Cue Chan Grams. | Crone teen | Grams. | Grams. 
shéep B, -- - = i 15.000 aOa8 ToS | 1,065\) 1,005 330, 3.510 
Sheep F, - f S firl5,000; t  .645 195 | 1,665 | 1,005 330,053,510 
feces for Five Days. 
Sheembe-ges  - |. 1,692 1» 249 78 601 487 \t 180 |\tqis 
sheep I, *- - Sa PO00: | 24S 75 555 466 EOP hing 36 
Amounts Digested. 
Sheep ee - - — 396 Diya 1,004 518 I4I | 2,095 
Sheep F, - - - — 402 £20" lk 10 539 TAQ MM 27IyE 
Percentage Digested. % % % % % % 
Sheep Byte) 4.- - — 61.4 60.0 63.9 BIG5. 1 42,7 1 50.7 
Sheep F, - - - a 62.3 61,5 66.7 Ba Geet i Ole 
Average, - 7 — Gleduaio0.0 | 65,0.) y0a.5,) 40.4) 60.8 
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. % 
Sheep Wei 1275535 | 07,475" | 10,060 |» 315 9,745 | 55.6 
Sheep F, eee pel 75595) pa72b394 (|, 10,390 350 |, 10,046 | 57.3 
Average, - =| = a cay = bee 96.5 






