
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 43. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 
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Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 

















Lab. Se OE rateiny| Nitsa me ic 
No. pirater INN Ce ih ore peta Ash. Sitter Valuet 
Feeding Stuff. | % fo fo fo fo fo to Cal. 
Cow pea fodder:* | | | | 
1705; Sample 1, =| Vile nee 0) 6) 6:90 9.61, St raeae acess 
1703 Sample 2, -~|84.0) 2.8 [Oi sOsG aso Tt oGnalaee .663 
Average - §4 4, | 9 | 
ge, | 84. 9 64, 6.6 IG.) LiGlele.Oe)ee ape 
Feces. | Bei 
foo4, Sheep €, - sie, © Guinn LF | 4.2 | 27.8 | 24.9 |25.8| 68.6 | 3.600 
1695| Sheep D,_ - 4-8 [202-1 1.4.0) 27.0 | 2073 25.2) 70.0 3.653 
* 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. 











Pith yet | pans | ateee | tiber | Amueeh eee 
Eaten in Five Days. Grams. | Grams. fete, Grams. Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
mneep.C, - - AG SG Goer Bere 70 ve 433 S11}, roid 
Sheep D, - - =| 12700 | 339 70 obey ae3 BIL. | 1614 
Feces for Five Days. | 
Sheep C, - - = 656 a Pisa) Mae oie? 163 169 450 
Bneep ); - - - 643.7) 70 29 174 169 162 450 
Amounts Digested. | 
Sheep C, - = -| — 262 | 42 590 270 42 | 1164 
sheep D;. - > - — 201 | 41 598 2604 49 | 1164 
: 
Percentage Digested. | % % % % % % 
Sheep C, - _ =] | °7723. |. 020 | 76.4 | 62.4 | 19.9 | ToT 
pieep. lL): . = - ecw be 7730. i 68.6 1077556) OL. O 1 Ba eo we 
Average, - -| — | 77.2 | 59.8 _ UT Glo t alcool ene 

Fuel value of food for 5 days as determined by the bomb calorimeter. 




Average, - 


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 C; - - 7640 2362 5278 | 228 5050 66.1 
Sheep D, = - | 7640 2349 5291 , 227 5064 ane 
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