220 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No, 53. FINE ROWEN HAY AND QUAKER OAT FEED, 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 


Uabora- . Nitrogen 
Protein. . Organic 
tor Water. Fat. free Fiber. | Ash. 
N e N.X6.25. extract. pcre 





= = 
Feline stuff. Per ct.| Per ct. |Per ct.! Per ct. |Per ct./Per ct.| Per ct. Calorie 1 
1,982 |Fine rowen hay, : Vy Pole ache k 4.2 1+41.0 | 27.3) 7.44 Seam ( 
micst Ouaker oat feed, 7.9 9.2 2.2 S4¢5 1.20.7 5.5.| Ong 






feces. ' 
1,954 |Sheep A,. . 4.6 | 8.9 2.4) 44.1 | 26.1% | 1320 }egee 
1,955 |Sheep C,. : ; 8.8 | 8.4 5.0| 42.0 | 25.6 | 10.2| 81.0 
1,956 |Sheep D,. 7 ee 3.0! 44.5 | 26.61 9.7 


83.2 

* Per gram as determined. 
Weights od eaten, and of feces for five days, aud pe. cents, 
nutrients digested, 







: Nit a 
weght, | NSog,| Fat | free | Wiber. | Ash. | CHa 
Laten in 5 days. Grams. Grams. Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams, 
Sheep A, C,and D,each,| 5,000}. 565 160 | 2,387 1,201 323 438 
Feces for 5 e735 i 
Sheep A, . 2,094; 182 50 924 SA7 (eeoee I 703 
PRCT 5 ot : 1,057 1% 164 98 822 501 200 1,585 
Sheep D, : . 2,071 1: 188 62 g22 551 201 I 1723 
Amounts ieee . 1 
Sheep A, . : 2,906 | = 383 IIo 1,463 654 gl 2,610 
Sheep ce ; : ; 3,043 401 62 1,565 700 523 ai 
Sheep D, : ‘ 2,929 Sy 98 1,465 650 122 590 
Per cent. digested. Per cent.|Per cent.|/Per cent./Per cent.|Per cent. pei cent. 
COT ad aa atin RRS ge a eal a a RO ie O79 68.8 61.3 54.5 28.2 
Sheep C, ; Ht Pe Ab oe py ai be 38.8 65.6 58.3 ae 
Sheep D, ' soe ry ec Aas 66.7 61.3 61.4 54.1 37 a0 
AWErage, wilde. cee — 68.5 56.3 62.8 55.6 34.7 
_Fleat of combustion of food for five days and total available energy. 

HEATS OF COMBUSTION. | 
witless! aE Per cent, 
At ed | Oe teed ees available | available 
00 0 urine. | energy. energy. 
eaten. Of feces. digested. | Estimated. ct | ; 



Calories.|Calories.| Calories.| Calories.| Calories. Per cent. 
Dheep A... . : ‘ , ; 21,083 8,506 | 12,577 333 | 12,244 58.1 
pneep C, : : . : 21,083 8,137 | 12,946 349 | 12,597 59.9 
Sheep D, . 4 ; ; , 21,083 8,698 | 12,385 328 | 12,057 ne 


Average, 
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