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FUEL VALUES OF DIGESTED NUTRIENTS. I3I 
fuel Value of Urea Equivalent to Digested Protein. 
pneep G,..('- - - - - - - - - - 385 Calories. 
Sheep D,_ - - . : 2 - : : - - 310 Calories. 
Total Unused Fuel Value (Feces Plus Urea Equivalent). 
Sheep C,_ - - - - ~ - - - - - 4,925 Calories. 
sheep D, - - - < - : - - - - 5,285 Calories. 
Available Fuel Value of Digested Nutrients. 




As Calculated from | As Determined by 
Analysis. Bomb Calorimeter, 
SCE iss o= - - - ~ - 7,025 Calories. 7,460 Calories. 
Sneep ly .°- - - - - 5,055 Calories. 5,150 Calories. 


Digested Protein and Available Fuel Value of Food Eaten. 
Sheep C, 81.1 per cent. of total protein and 60.2 per cent. of total fuel value. 
Sheep D, 73.2 per cent. of total protein and 49.4 per cent. of total fuel value. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 8. 
(See page 118, this Report.) 
Rowen hay, from mixed grasses. 
Calories per Gram of Water-free Substance. 

Laboratory | As Calculated from | As Determined by 
No. Analysis. Bomb Calorimeter. 



Rowen, - = = - 1400 4.310 4.675 

Fuel Value of Total food Eaten in 5 eet as Daan: by Bomb Calorimeter, 
Sheep A and B, each, - - - : : - - 16,265 Calories. 
seep Cand D; each, - = = - _ = = - 18,060 Calories. 
Fuel Value of Feces for 5 Days, as Determined by Bomb Calorimeter. 
Sheep A; - - - - - - - - = - 5,995 Calories. 
Sheep B,. - - < - “ - - ; - - 6,620 Calories. 
sol Woot 8 OSE - - - - - - - - - 7,155 Calories. 
sheep,’ - - - - - - - - - - 6,915 Calories. 
Fuel Value of Urea Equivalent to Digested Protein. 
DEP. 3.7 - - - - - . : 365 Calories. 
Sheep Bb, - - - - - - - = - - 350 Calories. 
pieep OC.  - - - - - - - - - - 405 Calories. 
mbeep DD - - - - - = - - - - 395 Calories. 
Total Unused Fuel Value (Feces Plus Urea Equivalent), 
BREED A, -u = - - - - - - - - - 6,360 Calories. 
Sheep B, - - - - ; - - 2 - - 6,970 Calories. 
sheep: C, > + = - - - - - - - - 7,560 Calories, 
See wet a= - . - - - - - - =." 95370 Calones: 
