TABLE D.-THE WEIGHT AND COMPOSITION OF FECES FROM THE STEERS DURING THE DIGESTION TRIALS.

 5-Day Total Composition of Dry Matter
Animal Trial Period Fresh Crude Dry Crude Crude N-free Crude
Number Number Number Feces Protein Matter Ash I Protein Fiber Extract Fat
 Sgrams percent I percent percent I percent percent percent percent '1
 Basal Ration
 E-49 21 I 36,365 2.766 22.59 20.93 10.47 38.12 26.27 3.81
 II 36,785 2.739 23.25 15.30 10.59 41.50 28.73 3.88
 III 37,655 2.634 23.27 11.20 9.90 44.60 30.56 3.68
 IV 39,363 2.477 22.99 10.42 10.09 48.22 27.34 3.93 3
 E-50 22 I 47,644 2.838 23.62 26.26 10.76 35.22 24.27 3.49
 II 48,141 2.758 21.11 12.48 11.40 42.93 29.39 3.80
 III 51,947 2.488 21.30 10.57 10.65 44.39 30.52 3.87
 IV 57,406 2.337 20.62 8.78 10.14 49.33 28.08 3.67
 E-51 23 I 42,602 2.910 23.86 20.63 12.06 37.57 25.39 4.35
 II 43,284 2.812 21.32 14.19 12.31 40.38 29.39 3.73
 III 42,923 2.824 20.56 12.80 12.14 40.77 30.14 4.15
 IV 47,077 2.662 20.66 11.73 11.12 42.89 30.29 3.97
 E-52 24 I 31,016 2.613 21.83 26.94 10.55 37.94 21.22 3.35
 II 34,917 2.507 19.13 13.75 11.09 42.59 28.97 3.60
 III 36,588 2.362 18.20 10.28 10.68 47.58 27.73 3.73 C
 IV 44,219 2.116 17.71 10.84 10.57 47.28 27.90 3.41 q

 Basal Ration Plus Napier Grass Silage
 E-49 13 I 40,590 2.084 22.88 11.68 8.31 40.16 37.29 2.56
 II 42,516 2.108 22.83 8.73 8.43 41.13 39.14 2.57
 III 43,081 2.029 21.94 9.17 8.27 41.36 38.84 2.46