Digestible Nutrient Content


TABLE E.-THE DIGESTIBILITY OF THE NUTRIENTS OF THE ALFALFA HAY
 USED IN THE BASAL RATION AS DETERMINED WITH FOUR STEERS IN FOUR
 SUCCESSIVE FIVE-DAY PERIODS.


Animal
Number


E-49




E-50




E-51




E-52


Trial
Number


 21




 22




 23




 24


5-Day
Period
Number



 II
 III
 IV
Average

 I
 II
 III
 IV
Average

 I
 II
 III
 IV
Average

 I
 II
 III
 IV
Average


Average "I" periods................................
Average "II" periods..............................
Average "III" periods............................
Average "IV" periods ..........................


Grand average.......................................


 Coefficients of Digestibility
 Crude Crude N-free Crude
Protein Fiber Extract Fat
percent percent percent percent

63.19 46.58 72.45 0.37
63.44 39.53 69.06 -4.99
64.09 33.03 79.63 -1.95
64.80 24.98 68.83 -12.70
63.88 36.03 69.11 -4.82

59.11 45.71 72.28 0.23
62.86 40.00 69.51 2.01
61.12 24.78 61.43 -20.62
59.45 18.90 65.86 -10.57
60.64 32.35 67.27 -7.24

62.90 47.77 73.91 -12.58
63.67 49.09 72.49 12.80
63.83 50.93 73.05 7.10
62.45 42.73 69.95 1.94
63.21 47.63 72.35 2.31

62.34 43.63 77.57 6.82
58.69 36.15 68.18 -0.52
59.32 28.45 69.78 -3.94
55.29 15.72 63.67 -12.00
58.91 30.99 69.80 -2.41


61.88 45.92 74.05 -1.29
62.16 41.19 69.81 2.32
62.09 34.30 70.97 -4.85
60.50 25.58 67.08 -8.33


61.66 36.75 69.63 -3.04