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DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 20) 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No, 20. 
Composition of Feeding Stuffs and Feces. 



Lab. | | Protein. | Nit.- . NOneatie Fuel 
No. Water N<6.25., Fat. |free Ext, Fiber.) Ash.) Matter.) Value.+ 









feeding Stuffs. | % iter | % | % 
~ | Soy bean fodder*— 
BSN 
SQ 
Se 
Gale 









1516 Sample 1, - ey Sade 3.3 |} 1.0] 11.7 | 6.4] 2.2] 22.4 | 1.081 
1517; Sample 2, - Sue TAnze at S2n Well It.Q be %,5 bv208 2-6 Toro 
Average, -)74.8) 3.8. |1.0.).-11.8-) 6.9) 2.2) 23.0 | 1.105 
Feces. | | | 
T5O7) Sheep By = al Sed 8.8 327). 30.68) 38:9%14.6) 82,07 45258 
1508} Sheep F,_~ - = Me AoE 9-9: | 4.7) 27.1 | 36.4 |17.8) 78-1 | 4.121 
* Fed green. + Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
Weights of Foods Eaten, and of Feces for Live Days, and Weights 
and Percentages of Nutrients Digested. 



Total | Protein. Nit.- ; Organic 
Weight. |N.X6.25.| Fat. | free Ext. Fiber. | Ash. | Matter. 







Grams. | Grams. | Grams.| Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
| 
Laten in Five Days. | 






Sheep B, - 2 4 |. 14,000) 402 140 | 1,652 966 308 | 3,220 
Sheep F, - ®: a) 14000, Bed O2 bIdO h11yO52 966 308 | 3,220 
Feces for Five Days. | | 
pepe ae!) ~ p £1,529). 13507) 257 408 | 594 223 | 1,254 
Sheep F, - Set Vet SL SOOR ela fo} 72 408 | 548 268 | 1,176 
Amounts Digested. | 
Seer DM ee =) at 327 83 } 1,184) 372 85 | 1,966 
Sheep F, - 5 - ae 313 69) 1,244 | 418 40 | 2,044 
Percentage Digested. q q q q y Y 
Sueep Bb, - - = — 70.8 59.3 747 38.5 27. Gijon O10 
Sheeuer ys fa -l| 67.7. | 49:31, 75-3. | 43-3, -f 13.07] 63.5 
veLage ete ts 69.38 | 54.3) 738.5 | 40.9 | 20.8) 62.8 


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Fuel Value of Food for Five Days as Determined by the Bomé 















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. % 
Bneep By 15,470 | 6,511 + 8,959 284 | 8,675 56.1 
pheep. - eh Te 470 106,200 | 9;264 272 8,992 B8ht 
Average, - : ee hee — _- — Oia 








