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DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 31. 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
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Lab. | Ji 
No. Water 6-25,| Fat. |free fixt| Fiber.| Ash. Q/2an°| vane, 
feeding Stuff. % q % % % % % Cal. 
Tees, Oat hay, - TeV es3 8 'O:8" PA. TV 42.5 eens een oon one 
Feces. 
1630 Sheep Anes =) 5.1) TOCA > 13.0) savt eG. Gino 2a eee 
TOSt Sheep’ RB, = - = Sede) 9 O37, 1363 (P4S 735 2) Oumar soe tamara 
tezor Sheep C, -- eA s7 |) 9.0 6 1325 Ad 3015 ie Fe eieoe Sle eee ee 
mayeoneep D, - = 108 Te} O.6) 3.243.241 38 0 7 OR o ron waa 
Uneaten Residue. / 
1640) Sheep A and D, - |18.9| 2.3 -9 | 26.9 | 27.4 |23.6) 57.5 (92.710 
1638; Sheep B,_ - oi 700 4.47 | 2.7: 40.08) 3972.60) SOn 2" eae 
TozQ)eSheep CC, - SLlOs7 I) 2.00 1.21, 38.0 140. tn 0-0 tose meee 

+ Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
Weights of food eaten, and of feces for five days, and weights and 
percentages of nutrients digested. 



Total | Protein. 
| Weight, |N.X 6.25. 
Eaten in Five Days, | Grams. | Grams. 
Sheep A,B,C,D,fedeach) 4000 392 
Uneaten residue, A, - 261 6 
Uneaten residue, B, - 97 4 
Uneaten residue, C, - 130 4 
Uneaten residue, D, - | 57 I 
Actually eaten, A, ae t3920 386 
Actually eaten, B, - | 3903 388 
Actually eaten, C, - | 3870 | 388 
Actually eaten, D, rt 6 3Q43 1 3QL 
Lreces fa Five woe 
Sheep A, - | 1765 184 
Sheep B,_ - - - | 1850 | 179 
Sheep Gs - = eae 709. We 2164 
Sheep D, - | 1930 185 
A pants peed 
Sheep A, - - - — 202 
Sheep B,_ - ee = = 209 
Sheep C, - - AN Ses 224 
Sheep D, rN ime 206 
Percentage Digested % 
Sheep A, oe wigss 52.3 
Sheep B,_ - - - HP aos 39 
Sheep C, - : ee ea AE OA od 
Sheep D, - - oR 52.7 
Average, - wy, as 53.3 






Late dye ewes | Biber: | sAsumni gees 
'Grams.| Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
| 164 1700 | 1032 220 |) 3288 
2 70 92 62 150 
eres 40 37 6 84 
2 50 52 9 108 
I 15 16 13 33 
162 1630 g60 158 | 3138 
161 1660 995 214 | 3204 
162 1650 980 QUT fiesieo 
| 163 1685 | 1016 207 | 3255 
| 64 778 522 | 127 | 1548 
ent 809 577 124 | 1626 
60 761 521 123 | 1506 
62 834 616 135 | 1697 
98 852 | 438 31 | 1590 
_ 100 851 418 go | 1578 
| 102 S89 459 88 | 1674 
TOT 851 400 72 1558 
| % fo fo fo fo 
1.60: 5-052. 3° 4245.0 IelO. Gano ag 
G2 41h eB i eo 4220 NAS. Te 
63.0.1.53.0 |.46.8 | 4-7 52.6 
62502) 5025 00036.4. (934.071 
61:35) (61.6 54249.5 (204:6.) 56002 



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Fuel value of food for 5 days as determined by the bomb calorimeter. 
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1 Val. | Fuel Val. Total |°P t. 
rete speek OE aed mit, Reser Available 
Eaten. Feces. | Digested. Urea, Etc.| Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. % 
| 6.6 
Sheep A 4 We ey ee 8063 7360 | 176 7184 46. 
re B, - - | 15730 8388 4342 Vie 182 7160 45.5 
Sheep C : es ley ie: 7786 7834 | 195 7639 48.9 
Sheep D, pia OT EO 7 8756 TEED EAA a ee iy °) 7042 eG 



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