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DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 44. 
STORRS AGRICULTURAL, EXPERIMENT STATION. 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
Se Ce ENMGNE 












No. Water |W eves, Fat. frev'text| Fiber.) Ash,| Qreamic] Fuel 
feeding Stuff. % % q % % % % Cal. 
Rowen: 
1704; Sample 1, 757 3.5 | 1.4] 11.3 | 6.2) 1. olf22saa eee 
1728 Sample 2, del S79 Pe 4.0/1.0) 13.69) 8.7 S2cslegyee I.350 
Average, -|72,9/. 8.8/1.5) 12.5) 7.1/ 9.3) 24.9 1.228 
feces. 
1732) Sheep B, - Tab Od tte 2. Oi) One Ra am 26.3 »01 79:7 asd 
1733} Sheep F, - -| 8.1] 31.8 |6.9/-35.9 | 26.1 I.5| 80.4 | 4.401 

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



Total 
Weight. |N.« 6.25. | 
Laten in Five Days. | Grams. Grams. 
pneep B, ii - - | 11700 445 
Beep, 1s. - ti LL ZOO pias 
feces for Five Days. 
pee, bane - - 1206 156 
Sheep E - sat. - - L168 1 134 
Amounts Digested. | 
Dacep bie. - - — 289 
Sheen i — - - — 311 
Percentage Digested. Anse 
eneep BB. . = = & ee OAC 
Sheep F, - - -] — | 69.9 
Average, - . — 67.4 



Protein. 







Fat. ‘| josey | Riper eeee ee 
Grams.| Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
176 | -1462 830 258 2913 
176 1462 830 258 2913 
77 ALE) 2317 Area g61 
SI 419 305 134 939° 
99 TOSI 513 114 1952 
95 1043 525 124 1974 
% % % % % 
56.3%] 98797 }-61,8 anes 67.0 
54.204) (71.31 603 43 caer OF758 
65.2.) 71.6 | 62.6 | 46.2 | 67.4 

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




Wirnel Val, 
Fuel Val. 



Fuel Val. Fuel Val. Total Percents 
of Food of | of Food of Available | Available 
Eaten. Feces. | Digested. | Urea, Etc.) Fuel Val. Fuel Val, 
Calories. | Calories. | Calories. Calories. | Calories. % 
Sheep B, - - | 14368 5306 9062 251 S811. 61.3 
Sheep F, a - | 14368 5140 9228 271 8957 62.3 
PWAverages > 22 * — ~ — — ~ 61.8 




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