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DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 25. 
Composition of Feeding Stuffs and Feces. 
| vom = ‘ol Fuel 
ae Water Eins, Fat HE ,| Fiber.| Ash, Qfeanle) uel | 
feeding Stuffs. % % | % % % % G Cal. 
_ Rowen grass*— 2 
1530 Sampler, - - | 63.3 5.6 82.T i" 17.1 -| 9.05) 2.9 Soeur as 
1530) Samples, - =) ee intey < RNC rota Wad eA 6) 7.2.) 2,4 205 sar tae 
| Average, -|67.2' 5.38 /1.9| 14.9] 8.1]/ 2.6) 80.2 | 1.502 
feces. ; 
1528) SheepnB, re 9] 5 Va ETT GO 6.8 38.8 | 25.8 |11.6| 83.3°| 4.666. - 
1529) Sheep thy. vk ae A MAG. ATO 50) 8.0. 40.4. | 22.4 |E5.0)°89-7ieaa ee 
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*. Fed green: + Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
Weights of Foods Eaten, and of Feces for Five Days, and Weights 
and Percentages of Nutrients Digested.’ 


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P. in. Nit.- . O i 
Weight. ee Fat. (Gan diee Fiber... | Ashe Mates 
Patenin Five es Grams. Grams. | Grams.| Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
Sheepe las - - | 12,000} 636 228 | 1,788 972 312 | 3,624 
Sheep F, - - - | 12,000 | 636 228 | 9788 972 312 | 3,624 
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feces for Five Days. 
Sheep B, - - a 1,508} 179 103 585 389 175. 1,250 
Sheep F, - - - | £1,406 |: 181 tie; 569 315 167) (0,0 
Amounts Digested. | 
SoUee pAb gee : - — 457 [250 1.203 583 137) |. 2336845 
Sheep F,- 4 -| — 455 T16 | 1,219 | 657 145 | 2,447 | 
Percentage Digested, % % % % % % 
Sheep bie. - - See 71s. 1 S4sB an Gaas 60.0. | 43.9. |S165am 
Sheep F, - 2 = a 71.5 50.9 | 68.2 67.6 46.5 | 6755 sae Fs 
preragere = 0 si) Wea Neely |: 69:01 67,8 ts 65, Cte 460 er Ss 
Fuel Value of Food for Five Days as Determined by the Bomb 
Calorimeter. : 2 
Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. Total Per cehteaaa 
of Food of of Food of Available | Available _ 
Eaten. Feces. { Digested. | Urea, Etc.| Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. _ 
Calories, | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories, | ~ % . 
Sheep B, ‘ - | 18,024 | 7,036 | 10,988 | 398 10,590 58. 8° 
Sheep F, = eh 1OjO24 See Ol bO La a1 r noe 396 L127 Olan eet 
Average, - - — = a? ae a 60.3 Rae 
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