
DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 267 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 39. 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
















Lab. | te | 7 
No. | ‘Water 'N5c6.25,| Fat. |free foxt| Fiber.| Ash.|QiStrer | Value-t 
| | | 
| feeding Stuf. = & q % q % % G% | Cal. 
_ Soy bean fodder:* | | | 
1697 Sample I, eS ect me tea a7 8.0.0 1G. 4-2 Sh 16225 ens OG 
1698| Sample 2, Jo aii tah ee ee £9. 8. Fo FO Sean 2ORbe Ola 
| Average, -|78.3| 38.2 8| 8.4 | 7.0) 2.8) 19.4) .905 
| feces, | | | 
| 
1686| Sheep C, - - | B01 9.6 4.024 4 VAT. IT) O77 seo OCE 
1687, Sheep D,_ - =a a0 ee [4 Sis 27a 30. 9 135 7 7Oc5 aie OCs 
* Fed green. ‘ Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
t 
Weights of food eaten, and of feces for five days, and weights and 
percentages of nutrients digested. 


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Werght. [N'xé.5., Fat. | free Haxt,| Fiber.) Ash. |(Matter. 
Eaten in Five Days. Grams, | Grams. ‘Grams. Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
eueep.G, = - - | 11700 | 374 | 94 983 8194) (200sR2270 
Sheep D, - - - | 11700 SFA Thee OA 983 S19 | “269.)s2276 
Feces for Five Days. | 
SrecmiG. = - Sy heeTOSs 83. 443 265 446 | 194°| 9837 
Sheep D, - - - 1129 Borges. 308 417 a 864 
Amounts Digested. | 
Bememeee=  -|| 061s | .2gt | 50) | 718 1) 373 | 75 nage 
Sheep D, - - TOR TT 286 43 675 402 58 | 1406 
Percentage Digested. % % qo % % % 
eo Go Sn urea San rear re tea or eva 
eee Ce | «| a7 B | 50.1 | 7019 |-47.9 | 24.8 | ene 



Fuel value of food for 5 oe as determined & the bomb calorimeter. 


| Fuel Val. lrned Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. Total | Percent. 


| of Food | of _ of Food of Available Available 
l= Waten. |. Feces. | pVigested: lets g Etc.| Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
| Calories. | Calories. Calories. | Calories. | Calories. % 
SheepD, -  - | 10588 | 4473 | 6115 aS eS ae 



Sheep C, 2 - | 10588 | 4304 6284 Bea i OOS Th tas ame 
| 
Average, - Pe hig peer 

