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DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 32. 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
No. | Water IN 6-25,| Fat: ltree Ext] Fiber.| Ash.| Miter | Valne-t 
feeding Stuff. % % % q % % % Cal. 
1641} Rowen,*~ - - |.13.2] 13.5.-14.9] 40.2 | 20.71) 7, 51) 70n geese 
1643, Coarse bran, ~| 7.0] ¥5.3 |5.4)-55-1 | 41.1} 6.0) 867 Onno 
Feces, 
1634 Sheep A, - -| 5.7| IL.1 15.1] 43.1 | 22.0112. 1) ,825ceames 
Eossieoheep BAe ~ | 5.9| 14.8 16.2 )-41.8 | 21.01/12 Seo upo meee 
TO30)oneep. .Co a= - | 5.6] 12.1 | 5.2) 43.2 | 2035 13.4) Sigua gea 
fs 7ioneep D5) -/ 97:4) 12st 1.5.2 1|°40.2 82 61 rata aoe | 4.234 









* Same as in No, 30 
+ Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
Weights of food eaten, and of feces for five days, and weights and 
percentages of nutrients digested, 



Weight, IN'Xé3s.| Fat. |sreezt,| Fiber. | Ash, |Qreante 
Laten in Five Days. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
Sheep A, - - - | 4000 | 576 206 | 1906 636 | 272 | 3324 
oneep B, «- - - | 4000 576 206 1906 636 272 AS43248 
SHeep O,e- * - | 4000 576 206 | 1906 636 272) 43984 
Sheep D, - - - | 4000 576 206 | 1906 636 272 | 3324 
feces for Five Days. | 
Sueen A - - - | 1538 I7I 78 663 352 186 | 1264 
pheep B,. ”- - Sere TS 179 93 634 aa2 190 | 1238 
SUeeD ,) 3 Thee ee ee Ge 164 70 584 a7, I8I | 1095 
Sheep D, - - - | 1547 187 8I 622 337 206 | 1227 
Amounts Digested. 
Sheep A, - - - — 405 128) 0e124¢ 284 | 86 | 20600 
Sheep B, - - - — 397 LESt 272 304 82 | 2086 
saeep Cy - - - —- 412 130 Yoeta22 359 QI | 2229 
Sheep D, - - : — 389 125°| 1284 299 66 | 2097 
Percentage Digested. % q d q q yA 
Sheep A, - - - — 79.3 | 62.1 | 65.2 | 44.9-) S506 gee 
mueep. By: = - - — 68.9 | 54.9 | 66.7 | 47.8 | 30228 Goee 
Sheep C, - - - — 71:5 1.06.0 | 69.4. |-§6.4 | $325 uheG ee 
Sheep D, - - - — 67.5. | 60.7 | 67.4) 47.0") 2q¢3coome 
Average, - -| — 69.6 60.9) 67.2 | 49.0 29.9! 63.7 










fuel value of food for 5 days as determined by the bomb calorimeter. 
Se ee 


Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. Total | Percent. 
of Food of of Food of Available | Available 
Eaten. Feces. Digested. | Urea, Etc.| Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. % 
Sheep A, - - | 16302 6653 9649 352 920725760 
sheep B, - - | 16302 6643 9659 347 9312 Soak 
Sheep C, - - | 16302 5769 10533 358 10175 62.4 
Sheep D, eho k= sh BLOZOe 6550 9752 339 9413 57.8 
Average,- — - — — — — — 58.6 




