
DIGESTION 
EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 
DIGELTION EXPERIMENT No, 50.— CONTINUED. 
Weights of food eaten, and of feces for five days, and per cents. 
nutrients digested. 
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| Laten tn 5 days. 
| Sheep C, and D, each, 
ee feces for 5 ‘oe 
Sheep i), 
ecer D, 
Amounts digested. 
sheep C, : 
| Sheep D, 
Mel er cent. Beck: 
Sheep C, : 
Sheep ee 

an 
Total 
weight. 
Grams. 
14,000 
1,460 
202 

eee es ees 
Nene. | Fat 
Grams. | Grams. 
448 | 1124) 
131 | 58 | 
149 56 
317 54 
299 56 
Per cent.|Per cent. 
70.8 48.2 
66.7 50.0 
68.7 49 J 







of 
| Nitrogen | : | O ce 
| pales Fiber. Ash. | shee 
| Grams | Grams. | Grams. Grams. 
82,070) | 882 | 280 | 3,612 
| | | 
588 | 466 | 168 | 1,243 
| 539 | 312 | 158 1,056 
1,582 416 | 112 | 2,369 
1,631 | 570 | 122 2,556 
Per cent.|Per cent, Per cent, Per cent. 
72.9 47.2 | 40.0 | 65.6 
75.2 64.6 | 43.6} 70.8 
| 74.0 55.9; 43.8 7 eos 


| Heat of combustion of food for five days, and total avazlable energy. 



HEATS OF COMBUSTION. 
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Total | Per cent. 
| rae See rae Pay Nip ari available | available 
| ares Of feces. digested. Ramee omch sh oe 
! = 
i| Calories. Calories. Calories.|Calories.| Calories.|Per cent. 
| Sheep C, 16,590 | 6,472 | 10,118 276 | 9,842 59.3 
| Sheep D, ’ : 16,590 | 5,531 | 11,059 260 | 10,799 65.1 
PCL ACC Mme Me erate | rl ft, | sal Ae baie Nee MRS PonO a REC LT i) | 62.2 
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DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 51. FINE ROWEN HAY. 
: Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
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| Labora- ‘ | Nitrogen | | - | Heat of 
Protein. : | | Orga 
{ AP Water. Needs: Fat. | peas i Fiber. | Ash. | matter. con 
| heeding stuff. Per ct.| Per ct. |Per ct. Per ct. |Per ct. Per ct | Tes ct. |Calories 
| 1,940/Fine rowen hay, Re OvlggiSe3 neoesit 37-7.) 25-1) 0. 4 | | 81.6.|) agygtGame 
: | Leces. | | 
| 1,945|Sheep A, 6.8 11.8 Se Suh 39-0.) 2520 IO. day soges 4,451 
| 1,946|Sheep B, 6.8 11.3 by4) = 4150, F255 9.7 1 10305 4,430 
eet ,947\Sheep C, 6.6 11.4 50. Als Seon, G 0. Oer aos.s 4,482 
- 1,948|Sheep D, G0 me tAaat S27) 40.Or 22.1 (010.08 obese 4,528 
Uneaten residue. | 
| -1,941\Sheep D, ; Ga 1055 BoA 3OsGotweOy 3. Cclmods G | 4,110 










: 5 *Per gran. as determined. 
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